Connecticut Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Connecticut overtime pay for the week.
Connecticut overtime calculator
Your base pay per hour before overtime.
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime.
Gross pay for the week
$950.00
45 hours · $21.11 an hour on average
- Regular40 h × $20.00
- $800.00
- Overtime (1.5×)5 h × $30.00
- $150.00
- Total
- $950.00
Per two-week paycheck$1,900.00
If every week looks like this one. Overtime is counted week by week, never averaged across a pay period.
Overtime tax deduction (2025–2028)
$50.00 of this week’s pay is the federally required overtime premium, the part you can deduct from taxable income. At this pace that is about $2,600.00 a year (cap $12,500, or $25,000 filing jointly). Who qualifies
An estimate of gross pay before taxes and deductions, for non-exempt employees. Your employer’s payroll, contract or local law can differ. How we calculate
Connecticut overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $16.94/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $6.38/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Connecticut require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Connecticut generally follows the federal weekly overtime rule for most covered nonexempt employees. Overtime is usually paid at 1.5× the regular rate after 40 hours worked in a workweek. Connecticut does not have a general daily overtime rule for most private-sector employees. Use the calculator above to estimate regular pay, overtime pay, and total gross pay.
Example calculation
Connecticut Weekly Overtime Example
Connecticut overtime rules in 2026
Connecticut enforces weekly overtime at 1.5× after 40 hours, aligned with federal FLSA standards, but features one of the highest state minimum wages in the nation at $16.94/hour. Select retail and mercantile union contracts may provide double-time provisions, though the state does not mandate daily overtime.
Pay situations specific to Connecticut
These are the Connecticut rules that change the overtime math. For the federal rules that apply everywhere — the duties test, what counts toward the regular rate, and how the 40-hour workweek is measured — see the FLSA overtime guide. For how these estimates are produced and reviewed, see the calculator methodology.
Connecticut exempt salaried employees must meet standard duties tests and earn at least the federal threshold ($684/week). Some executive and administrative exemptions follow state-specific definitions.
Salaried overtime calculatorConnecticut permits a tip credit; the minimum cash wage for tipped employees is $6.38/hour. Employers must ensure that cash wages plus tips reach at least the $16.94/hour state minimum wage.
Tipped overtime calculatorBonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be included in your regular rate of pay for overtime calculations. Use the regular rate of pay calculator for variable earnings.
Regular rate of pay calculatorConnecticut follows the federal 40-hour weekly standard, with no general state daily overtime rule for most private-sector employees.
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If your overtime, minimum wage, or final pay looks wrong, the official agency below can explain wage-claim options for Connecticut workers.
Connecticut Department of Labor — Wage and Workplace Standards Division
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Answers to common questions about Connecticut overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Connecticut Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
Checked against these sources on . Estimates only, not legal or payroll advice. How we calculate · Report an error
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