Montana Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Montana overtime pay for the week.
Montana 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
Montana overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $10.85/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $10.85/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Montana require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Montana 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. Montana 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
Montana Weekly Overtime Example
Montana overtime rules in 2026
Montana is one of the few states that does not permit a tip credit. All employees — including tipped workers — must receive at least the state minimum wage of $10.85/hour in direct wages. The overtime standard is 1.5× after 40 hours per workweek, consistent with federal FLSA rules.
Pay situations specific to Montana
These are the Montana 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.
Montana follows federal FLSA exemption standards for executive, administrative, and professional roles. Exempt employees must meet the weekly salary threshold and duties test.
Salaried overtime calculatorMontana is unique: no tip credit is permitted. Employers must pay all employees (including tipped workers like servers and bartenders) the full state minimum wage of $10.85/hour. Tips are compensation on top of that wage.
Tipped overtime calculatorBonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be included in the regular rate of pay for Montana overtime calculations.
Regular rate of pay calculatorMontana 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 Montana workers.
Montana Department of Labor and Industry — Employment Standards Division
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Answers to common questions about Montana overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Montana DLI — Wage and Hour
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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