Missouri Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Missouri overtime pay for the week.
Missouri 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
Missouri 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
- $7.50/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Missouri require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Missouri 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. Missouri 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
Missouri Weekly Overtime Example
Missouri overtime rules in 2026
Missouri requires overtime pay at 1.5× for hours worked over 40 in a single workweek. The state minimum wage is $15.00/hour and is indexed to inflation, adjusting annually. Kansas City and St. Louis have their own local minimum wage ordinances exceeding the state rate.
Pay situations specific to Missouri
These are the Missouri 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.
Missouri follows federal FLSA exemption standards. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and primarily perform exempt duties.
Salaried overtime calculatorMissouri's minimum cash wage for tipped employees is $7.50/hour, which is 50% of the state minimum wage. Combined tips and cash wages must total at least the full state minimum wage.
Tipped overtime calculatorNon-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be included in your regular rate of pay for Missouri overtime calculations.
Regular rate of pay calculatorMissouri 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 Missouri workers.
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations — Division of Labor Standards
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Answers to common questions about Missouri overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Missouri DOLIR — Wage and Hour
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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