New Jersey 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 Jersey overtime pay for the week.
New Jersey 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
New Jersey overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $15.92/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $6.05/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 30, 2026
Rule details
Does New Jersey require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
New Jersey 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 Jersey 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 Jersey Weekly Overtime Example
New Jersey overtime rules in 2026
New Jersey combines standard weekly overtime with a high inflation-adjusted minimum wage. Effective January 1, 2026, NJDOL lists the standard minimum wage for most workers at $15.92/hour, while certain small, seasonal, agricultural, and training categories may use separate schedules.
Pay situations specific to New Jersey
These are the New Jersey 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.
New Jersey generally aligns with federal duties tests for salaried exemptions, and the state conducts NJDOL wage and hour review processes. Exempt white-collar workers must earn at least the federal threshold ($684/week) and perform defined duties.
Salaried overtime calculatorFor 2026, New Jersey's tipped minimum cash wage is $6.05/hour. Employers can claim a tip credit of up to $9.87/hour, but must make up any shortfall if cash wage + tips doesn't reach $15.92/hour.
Tipped overtime calculatorUnder New Jersey and federal wage rules, non-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials can affect the regular rate used for overtime. Use the regular rate calculator when weekly pay is not a simple hourly rate.
Regular rate of pay calculatorNew Jersey 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 New Jersey
If your overtime, minimum wage, or final pay looks wrong, the official agency below can explain wage-claim options for New Jersey workers.
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) — Division of Wage and Hour Compliance
File a Wage Claim OnlineFAQs
Answers to common questions about New Jersey overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- New Jersey DOL — Wage and Hour Worker FAQs, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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