Georgia Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Georgia overtime pay for the week.
Georgia 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
Georgia overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $5.15/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $2.13/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Georgia require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Georgia 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. Georgia 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
Georgia Weekly Overtime Example
Georgia overtime rules in 2026
Georgia relies entirely on federal FLSA guidelines for overtime. Non-exempt employees receive 1.5× pay for working more than 40 hours per week. The state minimum wage is set at $5.15/hour by statute, but the federal $7.25/hour minimum applies to most covered workers.
Pay situations specific to Georgia
These are the Georgia 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.
Georgia follows federal FLSA exemption rules. A salaried employee must earn at least $684/week and primarily perform executive, administrative, or professional duties to be exempt from overtime.
Salaried overtime calculatorGeorgia permits a tip credit of up to $5.12/hour. The minimum direct cash wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hour, provided combined cash wages and tips reach at least $7.25/hour.
Tipped overtime calculatorNon-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be included in your regular rate of pay. Use the regular rate of pay calculator for variable earnings.
Regular rate of pay calculatorGeorgia follows the federal 40-hour weekly standard, with no general state daily overtime rule for most private-sector employees.
Compare other statesFile a wage complaint in Georgia
If your overtime, minimum wage, or final pay looks wrong, the official agency below can explain wage-claim options for Georgia workers.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division — Georgia District Office
File a Wage Claim OnlineFAQs
Answers to common questions about Georgia overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Georgia Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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