How the Florida Overtime Calculator works
Florida has no state overtime law of its own. Overtime pay for private-sector employees is governed entirely by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 207. This calculator applies the FLSA's standard rule directly: non-exempt employees earn 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for every hour worked beyond 40 in a single workweek.
The formula
For an hourly rate R and hours worked in the week H:
Regular pay = min(H, 40) × R
Overtime pay = max(0, H − 40) × R × multiplier (multiplier is 1.5 for standard time-and-a-half, or 2 if the employer pays double time)
Weekly gross pay = Regular pay + Overtime pay
To project an annual figure, the calculator multiplies weekly gross pay by the number of weeks worked per year, assuming the same hours and rate hold for every week entered — a simplification, since real schedules and rates usually vary week to week.
Worked example
Take an hourly rate of $18.00 and 45 hours worked in a week. The first 40 hours pay at the regular rate: 40 × $18.00 = $720.00. The remaining 5 hours are overtime: 5 × $18.00 × 1.5 = $135.00. Weekly gross pay is $720.00 + $135.00 = $855.00. Extrapolated across 52 weeks, that's an estimated $44,460.00 per year.
Who this applies to
The FLSA's overtime rule applies to non-exempt employees — typically hourly workers and salaried workers whose duties and pay do not meet one of the FLSA's exemption tests (executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, or certain computer employees). Exempt employees do not receive overtime pay regardless of how many hours they work. This calculator assumes the person entering hours is non-exempt and paid hourly; if you're salaried and non-exempt, divide your weekly salary by your standard hours to get an equivalent hourly rate before entering it.
What Florida law does not add
Unlike some states, Florida does not require daily overtime (paying extra for hours over 8 in a single day) and does not require double time by law. The 40-hour weekly threshold and the 1.5x rate are the only overtime rules that apply statewide; any richer benefit — daily overtime, guaranteed double time, or a lower weekly threshold — would come from a specific employer policy or union contract, not from Florida or federal law.