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New Hampshire Overtime Calculator 2026

Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your New Hampshire overtime pay for the week.

New Hampshire overtime calculator

/hour

Your base pay per hour before overtime.

Hours worked this week
hours

Hours over 40 are paid at time and a half.

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

New Hampshire overtime at a glance

Minimum wage
$7.25/hour
Weekly overtime
after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
Daily overtime
No
Double time
No general rule
Tipped workers
$3.27/hour
Salary employees
exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
Last reviewed
June 22, 2026

Rule details

Does New Hampshire require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?

New Hampshire 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. New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire Weekly Overtime Example

A Manchester warehouse employee earning $16.00/hour works 44 hours in a workweek. Overtime applies to the 4 hours over 40.
Assumed Regular Rate: $16.00/hour
Regular Hours: 40 hrs
Overtime Hours: 4 hrs
Step-by-step breakdown
1Calculate regular earnings: Regular pay: 40 × $16 = $640.
2Calculate overtime premium: Overtime pay: 4 × $24 = $96.
3Add regular and overtime pay together: Total pay: $640 + $96 = $736.00.
Estimated Total Earnings: $736.00

New Hampshire overtime rules in 2026

New Hampshire does not have a state minimum wage or overtime law. The federal FLSA governs wage and hour rules: non-exempt employees earn 1.5× their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. The federal $7.25/hour minimum wage applies to covered workers.

Weekly Overtime Rule1.5× after 40 hours in a workweek (federal FLSA standard).
Minimum Wage$7.25/hour
Tipped Wage$3.27/hour
Local Wage CaveatNew Hampshire does not have local minimum wage ordinances above the federal rate.
Salary Employee NoteNew Hampshire follows federal FLSA exemption standards. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and perform exempt duties to be classified as exempt.

Pay situations specific to New Hampshire

These are the New Hampshire 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.

Salaried employees

New Hampshire follows federal FLSA exemption standards. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and perform exempt duties to be classified as exempt.

Salaried overtime calculator
Tipped employees

New Hampshire allows a tip credit. The minimum cash wage for tipped employees is $3.27/hour, provided combined tips and cash wages reach at least $7.25/hour.

Tipped overtime calculator
Bonuses and commissions

Non-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be included in the regular rate of pay for federal overtime calculations.

Regular rate of pay calculator
Federal vs New Hampshire

New Hampshire follows the federal 40-hour weekly standard, with no general state daily overtime rule for most private-sector employees.

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File a wage complaint in New Hampshire

If your overtime, minimum wage, or final pay looks wrong, the official agency below can explain wage-claim options for New Hampshire workers.

U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division — New Hampshire District Office

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FAQs

Answers to common questions about New Hampshire overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.

Sources

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