South 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 South Carolina overtime pay for the week.
South 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
South 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 30, 2026
Rule details
Does South Carolina require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
South 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. South 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
South Carolina Weekly Overtime Example
South Carolina overtime rules in 2026
South Carolina has no separate state minimum wage law, so covered private-sector workers usually rely on the federal FLSA. Non-exempt employees receive 1.5× their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
Pay situations specific to South Carolina
These are the South 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.
South Carolina salaried status depends on federal exemption rules. A salary, manager title, or office role does not automatically remove overtime rights.
Salaried overtime calculatorSouth Carolina follows the federal tipped cash wage of $2.13/hour for covered tipped employees. The employer must make up any shortfall if tips plus cash wages do not reach the federal minimum wage.
Tipped overtime calculatorFederal regular-rate rules can pull in commissions, non-discretionary bonuses, shift differentials, and multiple rates before the overtime premium is calculated.
Regular rate of pay calculatorSouth 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 South Carolina workers.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division — South Carolina
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Answers to common questions about South Carolina overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor — State Minimum Wage Laws, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Labor — South Carolina WHD Offices, U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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