California Overtime Calculator

Understanding California Overtime and Double Time Laws

California has some of the most protective labor laws in the United States regarding employee compensation. Under California Labor Code Section 510, non-exempt workers are entitled to overtime pay based on both daily and weekly work hours, as well as consecutive days worked within a single workweek.

California Overtime Rules and Pay Rates

Unlike federal law, which only requires overtime for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek, California mandates overtime pay for both daily hours and weekly cumulative hours.

• Standard Regular Pay (1.0x): Paid for the first 8 hours worked in a workday, up to a total of 40 regular hours in a workweek.
• Overtime Pay (1.5x): Paid for any hours worked over 8 hours up to 12 hours in a single workday, for the first 8 hours worked on the 7th consecutive day of work in a workweek, and for any hours over 40 regular hours in a workweek.
• Double Time Pay (2.0x): Paid for all hours worked over 12 hours in a single workday, and for all hours worked beyond 8 hours on the 7th consecutive day of work in a workweek.

California Overtime Formulas

The daily and weekly overtime calculations follow these formulas:

$$\text{Overtime Rate} = \text{Regular Hourly Rate} \times 1.5$$

$$\text{Double Time Rate} = \text{Regular Hourly Rate} \times 2.0$$

$$\text{Total Gross Pay} = (\text{Regular Hours} \times \text{Rate}) + (\text{Overtime Hours} \times \text{OT Rate}) + (\text{Double Time Hours} \times \text{DT Rate})$$