Vermont Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Vermont overtime pay for the week.
Vermont 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
Vermont overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $14.42/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $7.21/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Vermont require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Vermont 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. Vermont 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
Vermont Weekly Overtime Example
Vermont overtime rules in 2026
Vermont requires overtime pay at 1.5× for hours over 40 in a workweek. The state minimum wage is $14.42/hour and is indexed to the Consumer Price Index, adjusting annually on January 1. Vermont does not have a daily overtime trigger.
Pay situations specific to Vermont
These are the Vermont 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.
Vermont follows federal FLSA exemption standards. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and primarily perform exempt duties.
Salaried overtime calculatorVermont allows a tip credit. The minimum cash wage for tipped employees is $7.21/hour (50% of the state minimum wage). Combined wages and tips must total at least the full state minimum wage.
Tipped overtime calculatorNon-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift differentials must be included in the regular rate of pay for Vermont overtime calculations.
Regular rate of pay calculatorVermont 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 Vermont workers.
Vermont Department of Labor — Wage and Hour Division
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Answers to common questions about Vermont overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Vermont DOL — Minimum Wage
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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