Illinois Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Illinois overtime pay for the week.
Illinois 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
Illinois 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
- $9.00/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Illinois require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Illinois 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. Illinois 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
Illinois Weekly Overtime Example
Illinois overtime rules in 2026
Illinois overtime laws are aligned with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for weekly thresholds, but the state enforces a high minimum wage of $15.00/hour (2026) for non-tipped workers. The city of Chicago and Cook County enforce higher local minimums, creating regional compliance challenges.
Pay situations specific to Illinois
These are the Illinois 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.
Illinois salaried exempt employees must earn at least the federal threshold ($684/week) and primarily perform executive, administrative, or professional duties to be classified as exempt from overtime.
Salaried overtime calculatorIllinois permits a tip credit of up to 40% of the minimum wage. Employers can pay a cash minimum wage of $9.00/hour, provided combined cash wages and tips equal or exceed the $15.00/hour state minimum wage.
Tipped overtime calculatorNon-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be included in your regular rate of pay when calculating overtime. Check our regular rate of pay calculator for more complex earnings.
Regular rate of pay calculatorIllinois 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 Illinois workers.
Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) — Conciliation and Mediation Division
File a Wage Claim OnlineFAQs
Answers to common questions about Illinois overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Illinois Department of Labor — Minimum Wage Law, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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