Why state-specific matters
Most overtime calculators implement the federal baseline: time and one-half after 40 hours in a workweek. For many jobs that is correct. But states layer their own rules on top, and public works projects and local minimum-wage ordinances can follow rules that look nothing like the national default.
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How these tools are built
- Cited to the source. Every rule points at the statute or agency guidance it comes from.
- Arithmetic shown. Each result includes the working, line by line.
- Verified against official examples. Where the state agency publishes worked examples, the calculator is tested to reproduce them.
- Nothing stored. The math runs in your browser and the numbers never leave your device.