Maine Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Maine overtime pay for the week.
Maine 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
Maine overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $15.10/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $7.55/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Maine require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Maine 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. Maine 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
Maine Weekly Overtime Example
Maine overtime rules in 2026
Maine enforces weekly overtime at 1.5× for hours over 40. The state minimum wage is $15.10/hour and is indexed to inflation, adjusting annually on January 1. Maine has a specific daily overtime rule for employees in certain industries who work more than 8 hours in a day under certain conditions.
Pay situations specific to Maine
These are the Maine 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.
Maine requires exempt salaried employees to earn at least 3,000 times the state minimum wage per year. In 2026, that's $871.16/week ($45,300.32/year) — significantly higher than the federal threshold of $684/week. Employees must also pass the duties test.
Salaried overtime calculatorMaine's tipped minimum wage is 50% of the state minimum wage (currently $7.55/hour). Combined cash wages and tips must total at least the full state minimum wage. Tips are tracked and must be reported.
Tipped overtime calculatorNon-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be factored into the regular rate of pay before overtime is calculated.
Regular rate of pay calculatorMaine 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 Maine
If your overtime, minimum wage, or final pay looks wrong, the official agency below can explain wage-claim options for Maine workers.
Maine Department of Labor — Bureau of Labor Standards
File a Wage Claim OnlineFAQs
Answers to common questions about Maine overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Maine DOL — Minimum Wage
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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