Daily Overtime Calculator
Standard Formula
Daily Overtime = Max(0, Daily Hours - Daily Threshold)
Applies statutory daily overtime rules like California, Alaska, and Nevada daily thresholds.
How Daily Overtime Calculator Works?
The Daily Overtime Calculator works by subtracting a daily threshold, such as 8 hours, from the hours worked in one day and paying the excess at 1.5×.
1Enter the base rate
Type the regular hourly wage, $28.00 by default.
2Enter hours worked today
Add the hours worked in the workday, 11 by default.
3Set the daily threshold
Use 8 for California, Alaska and Nevada rules, or 12 for Colorado. Any value works for a company policy.
4Read the day’s pay
8 regular hours ($224.00) plus 3 overtime hours at $42.00 ($126.00) returns $350.00.
Daily Overtime Calculator Formula
The Daily Overtime Calculator formula is Daily Overtime = Max(0, Daily Hours − Daily Threshold).
Daily overtime hours
Daily OT = Max(0, Hours − Threshold)
Regular hours
Regular = Min(Hours, Threshold)
Day’s pay
Pay = (Regular × Rate) + (Daily OT × Rate × 1.5)
- Hours
- Hours worked in one workday (a fixed 24-hour period).
- Threshold
- Daily hours paid at straight time before overtime starts.
- Daily OT
- Hours paid at 1.5× for that day.
Worked example: 9.5-hour day in Alaska at $24
Daily OT = 9.5 − 8 = 1.5 hours (90 minutes).
Pay = (8 × $24.00) + (1.5 × $36.00) = $192.00 + $54.00 = $246.00.
Daily Overtime Calculator Conversion Table
The Daily Overtime Calculator conversion table shows the hour split and day’s pay at $28.00 per hour with an 8-hour threshold, plus the California result with 2.0× after 12 hours.
| Hours Worked | Regular Hours | Daily OT Hours | Pay (1.5× after 8h) | California Pay (2.0× after 12h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 hrs | 8 hrs | 0 hrs | $224.00 | $224.00 |
| 9 hrs | 8 hrs | 1 hrs | $266.00 | $266.00 |
| 10 hrs | 8 hrs | 2 hrs | $308.00 | $308.00 |
| 11 hrs | 8 hrs | 3 hrs | $350.00 | $350.00 |
| 12 hrs | 8 hrs | 4 hrs | $392.00 | $392.00 |
| 13 hrs | 8 hrs | 5 hrs | $434.00 | $448.00 |
| 14 hrs | 8 hrs | 6 hrs | $476.00 | $504.00 |
| 16 hrs | 8 hrs | 8 hrs | $560.00 | $616.00 |
What is Daily Overtime Calculator?
A Daily Overtime Calculator is a tool that applies an overtime threshold per workday instead of per workweek.
Federal law has no daily overtime rule. 4 states do: California (over 8 hours per day at 1.5× and over 12 at 2.0×), Alaska (over 8 hours per day for employers with 4 or more employees), Nevada (over 8 hours in 24 hours for workers earning under 1.5× the state minimum wage), and Colorado (over 12 hours per day or 12 consecutive hours).
Union contracts and company policies often add a daily rule in other states, such as overtime after 10 hours on a 4-day schedule.
What are the uses of Daily Overtime Calculator?
There are 4 main uses of the Daily Overtime Calculator.
State compliance
Employers in California, Alaska, Nevada and Colorado price daily overtime correctly.
Long-shift pay checks
Workers verify pay for a single 10- or 12-hour day.
Contract rules
Union members apply daily thresholds written into a CBA.
Schedule design
Managers compare 8-hour days with 10-hour days for daily overtime cost.