Washington State Overtime Calculator

How this state overtime estimate works

This Washington State overtime calculator estimates regular pay, overtime pay, estimated gross pay, and optional rough take-home pay from weekly hours and hourly wage. The default threshold is 40 hours and the default multiplier is 1.5x, which is a useful starting point for many weekly overtime estimates.

The salaried-exempt note selector does not evaluate exemption status. It only adds a reminder in the results when you want to review Washington State salary threshold and exemption resources separately.

Washington State overtime and exemption notes

Washington State Labor & Industries provides overtime rules and resources, including state-specific information. Washington also has state exemption resources and salary threshold information for some exempt categories. Those topics can matter when a worker is salaried or classified as exempt.

This calculator does not decide whether a worker is exempt, whether duties tests are met, or whether the Washington salary threshold applies. It estimates pay after you choose weekly hours, threshold, and multiplier assumptions.

Washington State weekly overtime example

Suppose a Washington worker earns $29 per hour and works 46 hours in one workweek. With a 40-hour threshold, the calculator estimates 40 regular hours and 6 overtime hours. At 1.5x, overtime pay is $261 and regular pay is $1,160, for estimated gross pay of $1,421 before deductions.

What this calculator does not determine

This calculator does not determine exemption status, salary threshold compliance, whether all hours are compensable, whether a public-sector rule applies, or whether a special industry rule changes the result. It also does not calculate exact Washington paycheck withholding or payroll deductions.

Washington does not have a broad state income tax on wages, but payroll deductions can still include federal withholding, Social Security, Medicare, benefits, retirement contributions, garnishments, and other payroll items.

Official sources to check

Use Washington State L&I overtime rules and resources for state-specific overtime and exemption information. Use federal DOL overtime and regular-rate resources for federal baseline concepts and regular-rate calculations.

If a paycheck includes bonuses, commissions, shift differentials, multiple rates, or other premium pay, review regular-rate resources before assuming base hourly wage alone is enough.

Common Washington overtime mistakes

A common mistake is treating a salaried label as a complete exemption decision. Washington and federal exemption analysis can involve duties, salary basis, salary thresholds, and job facts.

Another mistake is using the optional deduction percentage as a tax answer. It is only a rough estimate chosen by the user for paycheck planning.