California daily overtime
California Overtime Calculator
Estimate California overtime pay from daily hours, weekly hours, double-time assumptions, seventh-day settings, and an optional rough deduction percentage.
Using the California Overtime Calculator
Use this California overtime calculator when daily overtime, weekly overtime, and double time must be reviewed together.
The California overtime calculator works best when each day has its own paid-hour entry.
Check the California overtime calculator settings carefully if a seventh consecutive day assumption may apply.
The California overtime calculator is only an estimate because exemptions and alternative schedules can change results.
How this state overtime estimate works
This California overtime calculator is built differently from a simple weekly calculator because California overtime questions often involve daily overtime, weekly overtime, double time, and seventh consecutive day assumptions. Enter each day separately so the calculator can split the week into estimated regular hours, overtime hours, and double-time hours before showing gross pay.
The default daily overtime threshold is 8 hours, the weekly threshold is 40 hours, and the daily double-time threshold is 12 hours. Those defaults are common California concepts, but they are still only calculator assumptions. Change the fields if you are modeling a different written policy, a special schedule, or a scenario that your payroll department has already explained.
California overtime concepts to review
California has more detailed overtime concepts than many states. The California Department of Industrial Relations overtime resource discusses daily overtime, weekly overtime, seventh consecutive day rules, and double time. This calculator estimates those concepts from the numbers entered, but it does not decide whether a worker is covered by a particular California rule.
Alternative workweek schedules, collective bargaining agreements, exemptions, health care rules, public-sector rules, certain industries, and other special situations can change the analysis. If the workweek includes bonuses, shift differentials, multiple rates, or commissions, the regular-rate calculation may also require a more specific review.
California overtime estimate formula
The calculator classifies daily overtime first, then estimates extra weekly overtime only from hours that were still classified as regular hours. That design helps avoid counting the same hour as both daily overtime and weekly overtime.
The seventh-day toggle estimates a simple seventh consecutive day scenario when all seven days have hours. It does not determine whether the legal requirements for a seventh-day rule are actually met.
Daily regular hours = Hours up to the daily threshold
Daily overtime hours = Hours above the daily threshold and up to the double-time threshold
Daily double-time hours = Hours above the double-time threshold
Weekly overtime hours = Regular-classified hours above the weekly threshold
Gross pay = Regular pay + Overtime pay + Double-time payCalifornia example with daily overtime
Suppose a worker earns $30 per hour and works 9 hours Monday through Friday. Each day has one estimated daily overtime hour, so the calculator shows 40 regular hours and 5 overtime hours before considering other assumptions. At 1.5x, those overtime hours are estimated at $225, and regular pay is estimated at $1,200.
If one day has 13 paid hours, the hours above 12 are treated as double-time under the entered assumptions. The result cards keep double-time pay separate from overtime pay so the estimate is easier to review.
What this calculator does not determine
This calculator does not determine California overtime eligibility, exemption status, compensable time, whether a meal period was properly unpaid, whether an alternative workweek schedule is valid, or whether a collective bargaining agreement changes the rule. It also does not calculate exact payroll tax withholding.
Use the deduction field only as a rough paycheck estimate. Actual take-home pay depends on federal withholding, California withholding, payroll taxes, benefits, filing status, pre-tax deductions, and other payroll items.
Official sources to check
Start with the California DIR overtime resource for California-specific overtime concepts, then compare the result with federal DOL overtime and regular-rate resources. Federal sources are still useful because overtime analysis can involve both federal and state law.
For a real payroll issue, review the schedule, wage statement, employment classification, written policy, and official agency guidance. This page provides a calculation estimate, not a legal conclusion.
Official sources
Educational estimate
This calculator provides an estimate for educational purposes only. Overtime rules vary by country, state, industry, employment status, and company policy. It is not legal, tax, or payroll advice.