Wisconsin Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Wisconsin overtime pay for the week.
Wisconsin 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
Wisconsin 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
- $2.33/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Wisconsin require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin 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
Wisconsin Weekly Overtime Example
Wisconsin overtime rules in 2026
Wisconsin relies on the federal FLSA for overtime: 1.5× after 40 hours for non-exempt employees. The state minimum wage matches the federal $7.25/hour. Wisconsin has no state-specific overtime rules beyond the federal standard.
Pay situations specific to Wisconsin
These are the Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin follows federal FLSA exemption standards. Salaried employees must earn at least $684/week and primarily perform exempt duties.
Salaried overtime calculatorWisconsin allows a tip credit. The minimum cash wage for tipped employees is $2.33/hour, with combined tips and wages reaching at least $7.25/hour.
Tipped overtime calculatorWisconsin employers must include non-discretionary bonuses, commissions, and shift premiums — including production incentives common in manufacturing — when calculating the regular rate for FLSA overtime.
Regular rate of pay calculatorWisconsin 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 Wisconsin workers.
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division — Wisconsin District Office
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Answers to common questions about Wisconsin overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Wisconsin DWD — Equal Rights
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
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