South Dakota 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 Dakota overtime pay for the week.
South Dakota 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 Dakota overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $11.85/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $5.93/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does South Dakota require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
South Dakota 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 Dakota 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 Dakota Weekly Overtime Example
South Dakota overtime rules in 2026
South Dakota requires overtime pay at 1.5× for hours over 40 in a workweek. The state minimum wage is $11.85/hour and is indexed to inflation, adjusting annually on January 1. Tipped employees must receive at least 50% of the state minimum wage ($5.93/hour).
Pay situations specific to South Dakota
These are the South Dakota 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 Dakota follows federal FLSA exemption standards. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and primarily perform exempt duties.
Salaried overtime calculatorSouth Dakota requires a minimum cash wage of $5.93/hour (50% of state minimum wage) for tipped employees. Combined cash wages and tips must total at least $11.85/hour.
Tipped overtime calculatorSouth Dakota employers must include non-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials — including seasonal bonuses in tourism and healthcare — when calculating the regular rate of pay for overtime.
Regular rate of pay calculatorSouth Dakota 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 Dakota workers.
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation — Wage and Hour Division
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Answers to common questions about South Dakota overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- South Dakota DLR — Minimum Wage
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
Checked against these sources on . Estimates only, not legal or payroll advice. How we calculate · Report an error
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