New York 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 York overtime pay for the week.
New York 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 York overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $16.00/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $10.65/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does New York require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
New York 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 York 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 York Weekly Overtime Example
New York overtime rules in 2026
New York State overtime guidelines generally align with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but the state features distinct local minimum wage zones and unique regulatory mandates like the 'spread of hours' pay for eligible low-wage workers.
Pay situations specific to New York
These are the New York 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.
To be exempt from overtime as an administrative or executive employee in New York, workers must meet specific duties criteria and earn a salary threshold that varies by region (e.g., $1,326.00/week downstate and $1,248.00/week upstate in 2026).
Salaried overtime calculatorNew York permits a tipped wage credit for hospitality and service industries, allowing employers to pay a lower cash wage if tips make up the difference to the standard minimum wage. Credit structures differ for food service workers ($11.35 cash / $5.65 credit downstate in NYC, Long Island, and Westchester; and $10.65 cash / $5.35 credit in the remainder of the state).
Tipped overtime calculatorNon-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be factored into the regular rate of pay when calculating overtime. Use the regular rate of pay calculator to make sure your weekly overtime matches state regulations.
Regular rate of pay calculatorNew York 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 York
If your overtime, minimum wage, or final pay looks wrong, the official agency below can explain wage-claim options for New York workers.
New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) — Division of Labor Standards
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Answers to common questions about New York overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- New York State Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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