Iowa Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Iowa overtime pay for the week.
Iowa 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
Iowa overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $7.25/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $4.35/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Iowa require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Iowa 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. Iowa 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
Iowa Weekly Overtime Example
Iowa overtime rules in 2026
Iowa follows federal FLSA weekly overtime standards. Non-exempt employees earn 1.5× their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The state minimum wage is $7.25/hour, matching the federal floor.
Pay situations specific to Iowa
These are the Iowa 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.
Iowa relies on federal FLSA exemption criteria. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and primarily perform executive, administrative, or professional duties.
Salaried overtime calculatorIowa allows a tip credit. The minimum cash wage for tipped employees is $4.35/hour, provided tips bring total hourly compensation to at least $7.25/hour.
Tipped overtime calculatorIowa employers must include non-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials — including seasonal incentive pay common in agriculture — when calculating the regular rate of pay for overtime.
Regular rate of pay calculatorIowa 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 Iowa workers.
Iowa Division of Labor — Wage and Hour Bureau
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Answers to common questions about Iowa overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Iowa Division of Labor
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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