Michigan Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Michigan overtime pay for the week.
Michigan 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
Michigan overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $13.73/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $5.49/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 30, 2026
Rule details
Does Michigan require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Michigan 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. Michigan 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
Michigan Weekly Overtime Example
Michigan overtime rules in 2026
Michigan overtime applies after 40 hours in a workweek for covered non-exempt employees. Effective January 1, 2026, Michigan's minimum wage is $13.73/hour, with a tipped employee cash wage of $5.49/hour when tips make up the difference.
Pay situations specific to Michigan
These are the Michigan 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.
Michigan salary classifications must still satisfy overtime exemption rules. A salaried employee can be non-exempt if the duties or salary-basis requirements are not met.
Salaried overtime calculatorMichigan's 2026 tipped cash wage is $5.49/hour, equal to 40% of the full minimum wage. The employee must receive enough tips to reach at least $13.73/hour, or the employer must cover the shortfall.
Tipped overtime calculatorProduction bonuses, attendance bonuses, commissions, shift premiums, and multiple rates can affect the regular rate used for overtime.
Regular rate of pay calculatorMichigan 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 Michigan
If your overtime, minimum wage, or final pay looks wrong, the official agency below can explain wage-claim options for Michigan workers.
Michigan LEO — Wage and Hour Division
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Answers to common questions about Michigan overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Michigan LEO — Minimum Wage & Overtime
- Michigan LEO — 2026 Minimum Wage News
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
Checked against these sources on . Estimates only, not legal or payroll advice. How we calculate · Report an error
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