Tennessee Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Tennessee overtime pay for the week.
Tennessee 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
Tennessee 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 Tennessee require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Tennessee 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. Tennessee 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
Tennessee Weekly Overtime Example
Tennessee overtime rules in 2026
Tennessee does not have a state minimum wage or overtime 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 to most workers.
Pay situations specific to Tennessee
These are the Tennessee 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.
Tennessee follows federal FLSA exemption standards. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and perform exempt duties.
Salaried overtime calculatorTennessee 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 calculatorTennessee employers must include non-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials — including service charges and pooled tips common in hospitality — when calculating the regular rate for FLSA overtime.
Regular rate of pay calculatorTennessee 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 Tennessee
If your overtime, minimum wage, or final pay looks wrong, the official agency below can explain wage-claim options for Tennessee workers.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division — Tennessee District Office
File a Wage Claim OnlineFAQs
Answers to common questions about Tennessee overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Tennessee DOLWD
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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