Delaware Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Delaware overtime pay for the week.
Delaware 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
Delaware overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $15.00/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $2.23/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Delaware require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Delaware 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. Delaware 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
Delaware Weekly Overtime Example
Delaware overtime rules in 2026
Delaware adheres to the federal FLSA weekly overtime framework, with time and a half due after 40 hours in a single workweek. The state minimum wage has been $15.00/hour since January 1, 2025. Delaware does not mandate daily overtime or double-time provisions.
Pay situations specific to Delaware
These are the Delaware 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.
Delaware follows standard federal salary thresholds for overtime exemption. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week ($35,568/year) and perform exempt duties to be classified as exempt.
Salaried overtime calculatorDelaware permits a tip credit. The minimum direct cash wage for tipped employees is $2.23/hour, provided combined cash wages and tips reach the $15.00/hour minimum wage.
Tipped overtime calculatorNon-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be included in your regular rate of pay when computing overtime. Use the regular rate of pay calculator for accurate figures.
Regular rate of pay calculatorDelaware 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 Delaware workers.
Delaware Department of Labor — Industrial Affairs Division
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Answers to common questions about Delaware overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Delaware Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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