2026 Overtime Pay by State

Federal law (FLSA) requires 1.5× pay for nonexempt hours over 40 in a workweek nationwide. A handful of states add daily overtime, double time, or wage-conditioned daily rules that can raise gross pay on long shifts even when the weekly total is under 40 hours on some days.

This hub ranks all 50 states and Washington, DC on a fixed vignette: Mon 14h + Tue–Fri 8h (46h week) at $20/hr. The same engine powers /us-overtime-calculator so you can plug in your own hours and rates.

Rank #1 means the highest modeled gross on that week—not necessarily the strictest statute in every industry. Wage orders, union contracts, and public-sector rules can differ.

In Texas and most states, a 14-hour Monday followed by four 8-hour days (46 hours total) yields 6 hours of weekly OT at 1.5× on the hours over 40—about $980 at $20/hr in our model.

California pays daily OT after 8 hours and double time after 12 on that Monday (Labor Code §510 does not stack daily and weekly OT on the same hours—employers pay the greater classification)—about $1,000 on the same pattern, roughly $20 more than Texas before taxes.

Colorado triggers daily OT after 12 hours; Alaska after 8; Nevada after 8 only below $18/hr. Everyone else in this table uses weekly FLSA rules only.

At $20/hr our vignette, Nevada employees do not receive daily OT on the 8-hour days because the rate exceeds $18/hr; they still earn weekly OT on hours over 40 in the workweek.

At $17/hr the same schedule would activate Nevada daily OT after 8 hours in a day, narrowing the gap with California on long-day patterns.

Always confirm current NRS 608.018 text and whether meal periods or alternative schedules apply.

Overtime applies to nonexempt employees. The federal EAP salary floor remains $684/week ($35,568/year) under the enforced 2019 rule; California, New York, Washington, Colorado, and others set higher state floors in our calculator.

Duties tests still matter for executive, administrative, and professional exemptions—salary alone does not determine exempt status.

Pair this hub with /us-overtime-calculator and /minimum-wage for wage-floor context; this is not legal advice.