North Carolina Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your North Carolina overtime pay for the week.
North Carolina 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
North Carolina 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
- $2.13/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does North Carolina require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
North Carolina 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. North Carolina 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
North Carolina Weekly Overtime Example
North Carolina overtime rules in 2026
North Carolina does not have a state overtime or minimum wage law. The federal FLSA governs: non-exempt employees earn 1.5× for hours over 40 in a workweek. The federal minimum wage of $7.25/hour applies.
Pay situations specific to North Carolina
These are the North Carolina 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.
North Carolina follows federal FLSA exemption standards. Salaried workers must earn at least $684/week and perform exempt duties.
Salaried overtime calculatorNorth Carolina allows the federal tip credit of up to $5.12/hour. The minimum cash wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hour, with combined tips and wages reaching at least $7.25/hour.
Tipped overtime calculatorNon-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be included in the regular rate for federal FLSA overtime calculations.
Regular rate of pay calculatorNorth Carolina 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 North Carolina workers.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division — North Carolina District Office
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Answers to common questions about North Carolina overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- North Carolina Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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