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How much overtime did I work?

California overtime is counted per day as well as per week. Under Labor Code §510, non-exempt employees generally earn 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 8 in a workday and over 40 in a workweek, double time for hours over 12 in a workday, and special rates on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek. Enter your hours to see how they split.

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The calculator applies the general rules for a non-exempt adult employee. It does not cover alternative workweek schedules, exempt employees, or the special rules for agricultural workers, domestic workers, some health care and transportation jobs, or collective bargaining agreements.

A workweek is your employer's fixed and recurring seven-day period, which does not have to start on Monday. Enter day 1 as the first day of that period. The seventh-day rule applies only if you worked all seven days of the same workweek.

Hours paid as daily overtime are not counted again toward the 40 hours a week. Overtime is paid at multiples of your regular rate of pay, which can include nondiscretionary bonuses and commissions, not just your hourly rate.

Count the hours you actually worked, including work before or after your shift and short rest breaks. Unpaid, duty-free meal periods are not hours worked. Paid sick leave or holidays generally do not count toward overtime.

This calculator gives general information based on the rules that apply in California as of October 2026. It is not legal advice and does not replace a review of your documents by an attorney. We are not a law firm and do not give legal advice. We connect you with independent attorneys licensed in California. Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship; that only happens when you sign an engagement agreement with an attorney.