California overtime calculator
Estimate California overtime pay by entering the overtime hours and multiplier that fit your situation. Use 1.5x for time-and-a-half or 2x for double-time examples.
Last reviewed: September 21, 2026
Gross and take-home estimate
Enter your rate, regular hours, overtime hours, and multiplier. Use the tax-rate fields for your own simple paycheck assumptions.
Use your own tax-rate assumptions. FICA is estimated at 7.65% and does not model wage bases or special payroll rules.
Advanced mode
Use this when one workweek includes more than one hourly rate and straight-time pay for all hours is already counted.
California rules can include daily overtime after certain daily-hour thresholds, weekly overtime, seventh consecutive day rules, and double-time situations. Enter the hours and multiplier that match the scenario you want to estimate.
For a common time-and-a-half estimate, use 1.5x. For a double-time example, switch the multiplier to 2x. The calculator shows gross pay and simple take-home estimates.
This page does not include an official California tax table. Add your own federal, state, local, pre-tax, and post-tax assumptions for a lightweight planning estimate.
If the question is whether specific hours must legally be paid as overtime, use official California DIR guidance, employer records, or qualified advice.
No. It estimates pay from the hours and multiplier you enter. California eligibility and daily or double-time rules require fact-specific review.
Yes. Select the 2x multiplier and enter the double-time hours you want to model.
Only if you enter a state tax-rate assumption. This calculator does not ship a full California payroll tax table.
Use official sources for workplace, payroll, and tax decisions. This site provides planning estimates only.
This calculator provides estimates only. It does not decide whether you are legally entitled to overtime, whether an employer is compliant, or what your final paycheck or taxes should be. Overtime rules can vary by jurisdiction, exemption status, bonuses, commissions, employer policy, and other pay types.