How the New York Overtime Calculator works
New York overtime pay follows the same core rule as the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): most non-exempt hourly employees must be paid 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for every hour worked beyond a weekly threshold. This calculator applies that formula directly to the hours and rate you enter.
The formula
For a regular hourly rate R, hours worked in the week H, a weekly threshold T (40 hours for most employees), and an overtime multiplier M (1.5 by default):
Regular pay = min(H, T) × R
Overtime pay = max(H − T, 0) × R × M
Total gross pay = Regular pay + Overtime pay
If hours worked do not exceed the threshold, overtime pay is zero and the total is simply hours × rate. The calculator also reports an effective hourly rate — total gross pay divided by total hours worked — which shows the blended rate once overtime is factored in.
Worked example
Take a $20/hour employee who works 45 hours in one week. The first 40 hours are paid at the regular rate: 40 × $20 = $800. The remaining 5 hours are overtime, paid at 1.5×: 5 × $20 × 1.5 = $150. Total gross pay for the week is $950, and the effective hourly rate across all 45 hours works out to about $21.11.
Who the 40-hour threshold applies to
The standard 40-hour weekly threshold covers most hourly, non-exempt employees in New York, consistent with the FLSA. Two notable variations exist: residential (live-in) employees covered by New York's Miscellaneous Industries and Occupations Wage Order use a 44-hour weekly threshold instead of 40, and certain salaried executive, administrative, and professional employees who meet specific salary and duties tests are classified as exempt and are not entitled to overtime pay at all. This calculator lets you adjust the threshold field to model the 44-hour case, but it does not determine exempt status — that depends on job duties and salary level, not hours alone.
Weekly basis, not daily
New York calculates overtime strictly on a workweek basis — a fixed, recurring period of seven consecutive 24-hour days set by the employer. Unlike some states, New York has no daily-overtime rule requiring extra pay for working more than 8 hours in a single day. An employee who works four 10-hour days and has the fifth day off owes no overtime, because the weekly total (40 hours) stays at the threshold.
What this calculator does not do
This tool computes gross overtime pay only. It does not withhold federal, state, or New York City income tax, Social Security, or Medicare, and it does not account for tipped-employee credit rates, prevailing-wage schedules, or piece-rate/commission overtime calculations, which follow different formulas under New York law. For questions about exempt status or a specific pay dispute, consult the New York State Department of Labor or an employment attorney.