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California Overtime Pay Calculator
California adds daily overtime to the federal 40-hour week. Rules checked .
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| After 10% tax | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| After 20% tax | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| After 30% tax | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| After 40% tax | $0.00 | $0.00 |
California Overtime Rules
California pays 1.5× after 8 hours in a workday or 40 in a workweek, and 2× after 12 hours in a workday. On the seventh consecutive workday of a workweek, the first 8 hours are 1.5× and every hour after is 2×.
Key points
- Daily overtime (1.5×) after 8 hours
- Double time (2×) after 12 hours per day
- Seventh consecutive workday: 1.5× for the first 8 hours, 2× after that (applied when all seven days have hours)
- Weekly overtime (1.5×) after 40 hours, not counting hours already paid as daily overtime
Rules checked against the California Labor Commissioner on . This is an estimate. Union agreements, prevailing-wage jobs and exempt roles can pay differently.
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