Maryland Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Maryland overtime pay for the week.
Maryland 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
Maryland 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
- $3.63/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Maryland require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Maryland 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. Maryland 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
Maryland Weekly Overtime Example
Maryland overtime rules in 2026
Maryland mandates weekly overtime at 1.5× for hours over 40. The minimum wage is $15.00/hour as of January 1, 2026, with subsequent annual adjustments indexed to the Consumer Price Index. Montgomery County and Prince George's County also have their own higher minimum wage rates.
Pay situations specific to Maryland
These are the Maryland 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.
Maryland follows federal FLSA exemption rules. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and primarily perform exempt duties. Maryland also has a parallel state exemption test.
Salaried overtime calculatorMaryland allows a tip credit of up to 75% of the state minimum wage. The minimum direct cash wage for tipped employees is $3.63/hour, with combined wages and tips reaching at least the full minimum wage.
Tipped overtime calculatorCommissions, nondiscretionary bonuses, and shift differentials must be included when determining the regular rate of pay for overtime calculations.
Regular rate of pay calculatorMaryland 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 Maryland workers.
Maryland Division of Labor and Industry — Wage and Hour Compliance
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Answers to common questions about Maryland overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Maryland DOL — Division of Labor and Industry
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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