California Overtime Pay Calculator
Calculate overtime pay in California. State minimum wage $16.90/hr, 13.3% top tax rate. See gross & net overtime earnings.
Net pay here applies California's brackets up to 13.3% to a $20.00/hr default rate; for California take-home pay per paycheck, use our California Paycheck Calculator.
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Pre-filled: Computed from California's actual progressive brackets at $57,200 default annual gross pay — the calculator uses real California brackets by default; edit this only to model a different flat rate
Overtime Hourly Rate
Estimated • Based on your inputs
Weekly Overtime Pay (Gross)
$300.00
Annual Net Pay (After Tax)
$46,173.00
Visual Breakdown
Overtime Hourly Rate
$30.00
Detailed Breakdown
Disclaimer: This calculator provides estimates for informational purposes only. Results should not be considered financial, tax, or legal advice. Consult a qualified professional for your specific situation.
How This Calculator Works
Calculation methodology and assumptions
California tax in these results: 10 brackets (table below) walked over gross pay, with no California deduction, exemption or credit subtracted. Federal income tax (single filer, 2026), 6.2% Social Security and 1.45% Medicare apply to the same annual gross; the §225 overtime-premium deduction is not applied. California daily overtime and double time are not applied automatically, because the inputs are weekly hours.
Key State Information
California overtime facts: Minimum wage $16.90/hr | Tipped cash wage before tips $16.90/hr | State tax up to 13.3% | Median household income $100,149.
Example Calculation
A California worker earning the $20.00/hr default works 10 overtime hours every week: $41,600 of base pay plus $15,600 of overtime (520 hours × $20.00 × 1.5), $57,200 a year.
California tax on the overtime: the overtime sits between $41,600 and $57,200 of yearly pay, all inside California's 6% bracket, so 6% × $15,600 = $936 (6.00% of it, against 2.48% of base pay). Federal income tax adds $1,872 and FICA $1,193.
Result: You keep $11,598 of the $15,600 (74.3%).
California overtime floor
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Minimum wage | $16.90/hr |
| Minimum overtime rate (1.5 ×) | $25.35/hr |
| 45-hour week at the minimum | $802.75 ($676.00 + $126.75 overtime) |
| Half-time premium in that week | $42.25 (5 × $8.45), the federally deductible part for 2025-2028 |
| Tipped workers | No tip credit: $16.90/hr before tips |
| Double time at the minimum (after 12 hours in a workday) | $33.80/hr |
Wage: California minimum wage law, via U.S. DOL WHD Consolidated State Minimum Wage Table (rev. 2026-07-01). Overtime figures: this calculator's arithmetic.
California tax on a year of overtime, by hourly rate
| Hourly rate | California tax on the overtime | Overtime kept after all taxes |
|---|---|---|
| $16.90/hr (California minimum) | $665 (5.04%) | $9,927 (75.3%) |
| $20.00/hr | $936 (6.00%) | $11,598 (74.3%) |
| $25.00/hr | $1,449 (7.43%) | $13,719 (70.4%) |
| $30.00/hr | $2,042 (8.73%) | $14,830 (63.4%) |
| $40.00/hr | $2,902 (9.30%) | $19,048 (61.1%) |
Same method as the example above, at each hourly rate.
California income-tax brackets applied to overtime
| Yearly gross pay | Rate | Tax on $1,000 more overtime |
|---|---|---|
| $0 to $11,079 | 1% | $10.00 |
| $11,079 to $26,264 | 2% | $20.00 |
| $26,264 to $41,452 | 4% | $40.00 |
| $41,452 to $57,542 | 6% | $60.00 |
| $57,542 to $72,724 | 8% | $80.00 |
| $72,724 to $371,479 | 9.3% | $93.00 |
| $371,479 to $445,771 | 10.3% | $103.00 |
| $445,771 to $742,953 | 11.3% | $113.00 |
| $742,953 to $1,000,000 | 12.3% | $123.00 |
| Above $1,000,000 | 13.3% | $133.00 |
Single-filer brackets as encoded on this site (Tax Foundation 2026 table); overtime is taxed at the bracket your total yearly pay reaches.
Federal overtime rules
California allows no tip credit, so tipped workers are paid the full $16.90/hr before tips and at least 1.5 × that for overtime hours.
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What is the overtime rate in California?
At least $25.35/hr at California's $16.90 wage floor: 1.5 × the regular rate for an FLSA-covered, non-exempt worker's hours over 40 in a workweek. Source of the $16.90/hr floor: California minimum wage law, via U.S. DOL WHD Consolidated State Minimum Wage Table. California can also require daily overtime after 8 hours in a workday, double time after 12 hours (at least 2 × $16.90 = $33.80/hr at the minimum wage), and special seventh-consecutive-day pay; this calculator models weekly totals, so run double-time hours separately with a 2.0 multiplier and confirm scheduling rules with the California Labor Commissioner.
Is overtime taxed differently in California?
No separate overtime rate applies: overtime is wages, taxed with the rest of your pay. Because California's brackets are progressive, overtime is taxed at the highest California bracket your yearly pay reaches (6% at this page's default). For 2025-2028, eligible workers can deduct the overtime premium on their federal return (26 U.S.C. §225); the No Tax on Overtime Deduction Calculator estimates it.
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