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Overtime laws in all 50 states + DC
Every state starts from the federal 40-hour rule. 5 add a daily or industry-specific trigger, 20 use the $7.25 federal minimum wage, 9 don’t tax wages, and 10 give some or all of the 2026 overtime deduction against state income.
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State-by-state table
| State | Overtime rule | Min. wage | Next change | State tax on OT (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Own deduction, up to $1,000 |
| Alaska | 1.5× over 8 h a day or 40 h a week (employers of 4+) | $14.00 | 2027-07-01: $15.00 | No wage income tax |
| Arizona | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.15 | 2027-01-01: to be announced | Follows federal deduction |
| Arkansas | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $11.00 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| California | 1.5× over 8 h a day or 40 h a week; 2× over 12 h a day; seventh-day premium | $16.90 | 2027-01-01: $17.40 | Taxed — no deduction |
| Colorado | 1.5× over 40 h a week or 12 h a day | $15.16 | 2027-01-01: $15.71 | Taxed (federal deduction added back) |
| Connecticut | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $16.94 | 2027-01-01: $17.48 | Taxed — no deduction |
| Delaware | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.00 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| District of Columbia | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $18.40 | 2027-07-01: to be announced | Taxed — no deduction |
| Florida | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.00 | 2027-09-30: to be announced | No wage income tax |
| Georgia | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Own deduction, up to $1,750 |
| Hawaii | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $16.00 | 2028-01-01: $18.00 | Taxed — no deduction |
| Idaho | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Follows federal deduction |
| Illinois | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.00 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Indiana | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Follows federal deduction |
| Iowa | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Follows federal deduction |
| Kansas | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Kentucky | 1.5× over 40 h a week; seventh-day premium | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Louisiana | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Maine | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.10 | 2027-01-01: $15.70 | Taxed — no deduction |
| Maryland | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.00 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Massachusetts | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.00 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Michigan | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $13.73 | 2027-01-01: $15.00 | Follows federal deduction |
| Minnesota | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $11.41 | 2027-01-01: $11.87 | Taxed — no deduction |
| Mississippi | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Missouri | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.00 | 2027-01-01: to be announced | Taxed — no deduction |
| Montana | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $10.85 | 2027-01-01: to be announced | Follows federal deduction |
| Nebraska | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.00 | 2027-01-01: to be announced | Taxed — no deduction |
| Nevada | 1.5× over 40 h a week; also over 8 h a day if paid under 1.5× minimum wage | $12.00 | none scheduled | No wage income tax |
| New Hampshire | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | No wage income tax |
| New Jersey | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $15.92 | 2027-01-01: $16.48 | Taxed — no deduction |
| New Mexico | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $12.00 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| New York | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $17.00 | 2028-01-01: to be announced | Taxed — no deduction |
| North Carolina | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| North Dakota | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Follows federal deduction |
| Ohio | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $11.00 | 2027-01-01: $11.40 | Taxed — no deduction |
| Oklahoma | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Oregon | 1.5× over 40 h a week; manufacturing also over 10 h a day | $15.55 | 2027-07-01: to be announced | Follows federal deduction |
| Pennsylvania | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Rhode Island | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $16.00 | 2027-01-01: $17.00 | Taxed — no deduction |
| South Carolina | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| South Dakota | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $11.85 | 2027-01-01: to be announced | No wage income tax |
| Tennessee | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | No wage income tax |
| Texas | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | No wage income tax |
| Utah | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Vermont | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $14.42 | 2027-01-01: to be announced | Taxed — no deduction |
| Virginia | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $12.77 | 2027-01-01: $13.75 | Taxed — no deduction |
| Washington | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $17.13 | 2027-01-01: $17.73 | No wage income tax |
| West Virginia | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $8.75 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Wisconsin | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | Taxed — no deduction |
| Wyoming | 1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA) | $7.25 | none scheduled | No wage income tax |
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Reading the table
“1.5× over 40 h a week (FLSA)” means the state adds nothing to the federal rule — either it has no overtime statute or its statute mirrors the FLSA. The federal rule still protects you there if your job is covered, which most hourly jobs are.
Minimum wage matters for overtime because your regular rate can never be lower than it; a worker paid below the minimum is owed the difference on every hour, and overtime on the corrected rate. Where a state indexes its minimum wage and has not yet published next year’s figure, the calculator switches to asking for your official number rather than guessing.
The tax column is about the federal deduction for the FLSA half-time premium (IRC § 225). “Taxed” means the state taxes all of your overtime; “follows” means the deduction also lowers state taxable income. The full explanation for each state is on its page and on Is overtime taxed in my state?