Rhode Island Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Rhode Island overtime pay for the week.
Rhode Island 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
Rhode Island 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
- $3.89/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Rhode Island require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Rhode Island 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. Rhode Island 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
Rhode Island Weekly Overtime Example
Rhode Island overtime rules in 2026
Rhode Island requires overtime pay at 1.5× for hours over 40 in a workweek. The state minimum wage is $16.00/hour as of January 1, 2026. Rhode Island does not have daily overtime rules, but certain public works projects may have separate prevailing wage requirements.
Pay situations specific to Rhode Island
These are the Rhode Island 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.
Rhode Island follows federal FLSA exemption standards. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and primarily perform exempt duties.
Salaried overtime calculatorRhode Island allows a tip credit. The minimum cash wage for tipped employees is $3.89/hour, with combined cash wages and tips reaching at least the state minimum wage of $16.00/hour.
Tipped overtime calculatorRhode Island employers must include non-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift premiums when calculating the regular rate of pay for overtime.
Regular rate of pay calculatorRhode Island 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 Rhode Island workers.
Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training — Wage and Hour Division
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Answers to common questions about Rhode Island overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Rhode Island DLT — Minimum Wage
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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