California overtime calculator

California counts overtime by the day as well as by the week, and it's the only state with double time. Enter your hourly rate and the hours you worked each day of one workweek.

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Hours worked each day of one workweek (8.5 = 8 h 30 min)

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Regular 40 h × $20.00

$800.00

Overtime (1.5×) 6 h × $30.00

$180.00

Double time (2×) 1 h × $40.00

$40.00

Gross pay for the week 47 h worked

$1,020.00

California: daily overtime after 8 hours, double time after 12, and weekly overtime after 40.

Day by day

Day	Hours	Regular	1.5×	2×
Mon	10	8	2	0
Tue	13	8	4	1
Wed	8	8	0	0
Thu	8	8	0	0
Fri	8	8	0	0
Sat	0	0	0	0
Sun	0	0	0	0

California overtime rules

Under California Labor Code section 510, non-exempt employees are paid:

• 1.5× for hours over 8 in a workday
• 1.5× for hours over 40 in a workweek
• 1.5× for the first 8 hours on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek
• 2× for hours over 12 in a workday
• 2× for hours over 8 on the seventh consecutive day

A workday is any 24-hour period starting at the same time each day, and the workweek is a fixed seven-day period your employer sets. Hours paid as daily overtime don't count again toward the 40 weekly hours.

Example

At $20 an hour, a week of 10, 13, 8, 8 and 8 hours (47 hours):

• Monday: 8 regular + 2 overtime
• Tuesday: 8 regular + 4 overtime + 1 double time
• Wednesday to Friday: 24 regular

That's 40 × $20 = $800, plus 6 × $30 = $180, plus 1 × $40 = $40, for $1,020. Under federal rules alone, the same week would pay $800 + 7 × $30 = $1,010.

The seventh-day rule

The seventh-day rule applies only when you work all seven days of one workweek. Working Saturday through Friday across two workweeks doesn't trigger it. On that seventh day, the first 8 hours are at 1.5× and anything after 8 is at 2×, even if your weekly total stays under 40.

Exceptions

• Alternative workweek schedules. If employees voted for a schedule such as four 10-hour days, daily overtime starts after the scheduled hours, not after 8.
• Industry wage orders. Some jobs, such as agricultural work and some healthcare shifts, have their own rules.
• Exempt employees. Some salaried managers and professionals aren't owed overtime.

Questions

Do I get double time after 8 hours on a Sunday?

Only if Sunday is the seventh day in a row you worked in that workweek. Otherwise Sunday is a normal workday: 1.5× after 8 hours and 2× after 12.

Is overtime paid on my base rate?

It's paid on your regular rate, which includes shift differentials and non-discretionary bonuses. If you get those, your overtime rate is higher than 1.5 × your base rate.

An estimate for one workweek, not legal advice. Your wage order or union contract can change the result.