Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator
Standard Formula
7th consecutive workday rules (e.g. California 7th-day overtime: first 8h at 1.5×, excess at 2.0×).
Under California labor law, working 7 consecutive days in a single workweek entitles workers to 1.5× for the first 8 hours and 2.0× thereafter.
How Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator Works?
The Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator works by paying the first 8 hours on the seventh consecutive workday at 1.5× and every hour after 8 at 2.0×.
1Enter the hourly rate
Type the base wage, $25.00 by default.
2Enter seventh-day hours
Add the hours worked on day 7 of a 7-day workweek in which the employee worked every day.
3Review the tier split
The tool assigns up to 8 hours to 1.5× and the remainder to 2.0×.
4Read seventh-day pay
8 hours at $37.50 returns $300.00 with 0 double-time hours.
Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator Formula
The Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator formula is 7th-Day Pay = (Min(Hours, 8) × Rate × 1.5) + (Max(0, Hours − 8) × Rate × 2.0).
Time-and-a-half hours
OT Hours = Min(Hours, 8)
Double-time hours
DT Hours = Max(0, Hours − 8)
Seventh-day pay
Pay = OT Hours × Rate × 1.5 + DT Hours × Rate × 2.0
- Hours
- Hours worked on the seventh consecutive day of the workweek.
- OT Hours
- First 8 hours, paid at 1.5×.
- DT Hours
- Hours beyond 8, paid at 2.0×.
Worked example: 10 hours on day 7 at $22
OT Hours = 8 → 8 × $33.00 = $264.00.
DT Hours = 2 → 2 × $44.00 = $88.00.
7th-Day Pay = $352.00.
Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator Conversion Table
The Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator conversion table prices 8 seventh-day shift lengths at $25.00 per hour under the California rule.
| Hours on Day 7 | 1.5× Hours | 2.0× Hours | 1.5× Pay | 2.0× Pay | Total Day 7 Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 hrs | 2 hrs | 0 hrs | $75.00 | $0.00 | $75.00 |
| 4 hrs | 4 hrs | 0 hrs | $150.00 | $0.00 | $150.00 |
| 6 hrs | 6 hrs | 0 hrs | $225.00 | $0.00 | $225.00 |
| 8 hrs | 8 hrs | 0 hrs | $300.00 | $0.00 | $300.00 |
| 9 hrs | 8 hrs | 1 hrs | $300.00 | $50.00 | $350.00 |
| 10 hrs | 8 hrs | 2 hrs | $300.00 | $100.00 | $400.00 |
| 12 hrs | 8 hrs | 4 hrs | $300.00 | $200.00 | $500.00 |
| 14 hrs | 8 hrs | 6 hrs | $300.00 | $300.00 | $600.00 |
What is Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator?
A Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator is a tool that applies the seventh-consecutive-day premium found in California Labor Code Section 510.
The California rule applies only when an employee works all 7 days of one workweek. Seven days in a row that cross 2 workweeks do not trigger the rule. Every hour on day 7 is overtime, starting with the first hour.
Union contracts outside California often copy the rule with a sixth-day or seventh-day premium.
What are the uses of Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator?
There are 4 main uses of the Consecutive-Day Overtime Calculator.
California compliance
Employers pay seventh-day hours at the required 1.5× and 2.0× rates.
Peak-season pay
Retail, farm and warehouse workers verify pay during 7-day weeks.
Contract premiums
Union crews price sixth-day or seventh-day contract rates.
Schedule warnings
Managers spot the extra cost of scheduling someone all 7 days.