Four states require daily overtime: California, Alaska, Nevada and Colorado. Everywhere else, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act sets the rule — time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek, with no overtime owed for a long single day, a weekend, or a holiday on its own. Kentucky adds a seventh-day rule, and a handful of states carry narrow industry premiums. The rate math never changes: time and a half is 1.5 times your regular hourly rate, so $20 an hour becomes $30 an hour. Only which hours qualify varies by state.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, covered non-exempt employees everywhere in the U.S. earn at least 1.5x their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. No federal rule triggers overtime for long days, weekends, or holidays by themselves. The authoritative reference is the U.S. Department of Labor overtime page.
Four states go further and require overtime based on hours in a single day, not just the week:
The most protective rules in the country: generally time and a half after 8 hours in a workday or 40 in a workweek, double time after 12 hours in a day, plus premiums for the seventh consecutive workday.
Official source: California DLSE overtime FAQ →Generally daily overtime after 8 hours in a workday as well as after 40 hours in a workweek, under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act (with exemptions, including some flexible-schedule plans).
Official source: Alaska Wage and Hour Act →Daily overtime after 8 hours in a 24-hour period applies to lower-wage employees (those earning less than 1.5x the state minimum wage); others follow the 40-hour weekly standard.
Official source: Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner →Overtime is due after 40 hours in a workweek, 12 hours in a workday, or 12 consecutive hours — whichever yields the most pay — under the state COMPS order.
Official source: Colorado Division of Labor Standards & Statistics →Daily overtime is not the only way a state can go past the federal floor. Kentucky requires time and a half for hours worked on the seventh day when an employee works all seven days of a workweek (KRS 337.050). Rhode Island requires time and a half for Sunday and holiday work in retail and certain other businesses. Connecticut requires seventh-consecutive-day premium pay in restaurants and hotel restaurants, Oregon after 10 hours a day in canneries and manufacturing, and North Carolina and Missouri at raised thresholds in seasonal amusement and recreation businesses. These are narrow, industry-specific rules — they change the answer only for the workers they name.
Everything else is the federal weekly standard. State law still decides which employees are exempt and how the “regular rate” is computed for state purposes, and rules change — before making decisions based on a state rule, confirm it with your state's labor department directly.
The rate arithmetic is identical everywhere: time and a half is your rate × 1.5, double time is × 2. State rules only change which hours qualify. Run your numbers with the time and a half calculator, add 2x hours in the overtime calculator if your state provides double time, and note that the federal no-tax-on-overtime deduction only covers FLSA-required overtime — state-only daily overtime generally doesn't qualify.
31 jurisdictions set a minimum wage above the federal $7.25; 20 sit at it. District of Columbia has the highest at $18.40 an hour, which makes its minimum overtime rate $27.60 — $16.72 an hour more than the federal minimum's $10.88.
| State | Minimum wage | Time and a half | Daily OT? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Alaska | $14.00 | $21.00 | Yes, after 8h |
| Arizona | $15.15 | $22.73 | No |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | $16.50 | No |
| California | $16.90 | $25.35 | Yes, after 8h |
| Colorado | $15.16 | $22.74 | Yes, after 12h |
| Connecticut | $16.94 | $25.41 | No |
| Delaware | $15.00 | $22.50 | No |
| District of Columbia | $18.40 | $27.60 | No |
| Florida | $14.00 | $21.00 | No |
| Georgia | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Hawaii | $16.00 | $24.00 | No |
| Idaho | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Illinois | $15.00 | $22.50 | No |
| Indiana | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | $10.88 | 7th day |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Maine | $15.10 | $22.65 | No |
| Maryland | $15.00 | $22.50 | No |
| Massachusetts | $15.00 | $22.50 | No |
| Michigan | $13.73 | $20.60 | No |
| Minnesota | $11.41 | $17.12 | No |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Missouri | $15.00 | $22.50 | No |
| Montana | $10.85 | $16.28 | No |
| Nebraska | $15.00 | $22.50 | No |
| Nevada | $12.00 | $18.00 | Yes, after 8h |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| New Jersey | $15.92 | $23.88 | No |
| New Mexico | $12.00 | $18.00 | No |
| New York | $16.00 | $24.00 | No |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Ohio | $11.00 | $16.50 | No |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Oregon | $15.55 | $23.33 | No |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Rhode Island | $16.00 | $24.00 | No |
| South Carolina | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| South Dakota | $11.85 | $17.78 | No |
| Tennessee | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Texas | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Utah | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Vermont | $14.42 | $21.63 | No |
| Virginia | $12.77 | $19.16 | No |
| Washington | $17.13 | $25.70 | No |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | $13.13 | No |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
| Wyoming | $7.25 | $10.88 | No |
Minimum wage figures from the U.S. Department of Labor, State Minimum Wage Laws, updated 2026-07-01 (retrieved 2026-08-23). Time-and-a-half rates are calculated as 1.5x those figures. Where a state publishes regional or employer-size variants, the table shows the standard statewide rate and the state's own page explains the variants. Local ordinances can set a higher minimum than the state rate.
Open your state for its overtime rule, the daily-overtime answer, and a live time-and-a-half calculator prefilled with that state's minimum wage.
★ = state with daily overtime beyond the federal 40-hour rule (Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada).