When does overtime start in Georgia?

Georgia's verified weekly overtime threshold in the registry is 40 hours in a workweek for covered nonexempt employees. Some workers and employers may be exempt, and federal law may also apply.

Does Georgia have daily overtime?

Georgia's verified overtime registry does not list a statewide daily overtime trigger. The calculator therefore uses the weekly workweek rule and does not add overtime merely because one shift was longer than eight or twelve hours.

Can daily, weekly, or seventh-day premiums stack in Georgia?

No. This calculator assigns an hour the single highest applicable overtime premium. It does not pay both a daily and weekly premium on the same hour, which avoids double-counting while still preserving the more protective verified trigger.

What does this Georgia overtime calculator not decide?

It does not decide exempt status, whether the employer is covered by the FLSA or state law, how a bonus must be allocated across multiple workweeks, or whether a special industry rule, collective-bargaining agreement, public contract, or local ordinance changes the result.

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Georgia has no independent state overtime law; covered workers use the federal FLSA overtime rule after 40 hours in a workweek, with the state source linked here confirming the state-law posture. — Source

Calculate Georgia overtime pay

The headline rule may not apply to every worker. Employers subject to FLSA must pay the federal minimum ($7.25). Georgia's $5.15 statutory rate applies only to employers NOT covered by FLSA.

Enter one workweek. The calculator uses straight-time pay for all hours, then adds only the extra overtime premium for hours that qualify.

Georgia overtime rule used by this calculator

Georgia has no independent state overtime law in the verified registry source, so covered workers use the federal FLSA weekly-40 overtime rule. The page cites the state source that establishes that posture instead of implying a separate state rule exists.

Basic formula

straight-time pay = total hours × hourly rate regular rate = (straight-time pay + includable pay) ÷ total hours overtime premium = premium hours × regular rate × (1.5 − 1) gross pay = straight-time pay + includable pay + overtime premium

Worked example

Georgia: weekly overtime only

45 hours at a single hourly rate weekly overtime hours = 45 − 40overtime premium = premium hours × regular rate × (1.5 − 1)

What this does not determine

Whether the worker is exempt from overtime under state law or the federal FLSA.
Whether the employer is covered by the FLSA, which matters especially when a state rule reaches only non-FLSA employers.
Multi-rate weighted-average regular-rate issues beyond the single additional-pay field.
Public works, prevailing wage, local ordinances, union contracts, agriculture, transportation, or other industry-specific rules.
Whether a bonus or commission must be allocated to a different workweek.

Sources and verification

This page reads the overtime threshold, multiplier, special daily/seventh-day flags, coverage cautions, and source URL from src/data/states.json. The visible source for this page is the verified registry source. Automated tests cover the state's distinctive branch, weekly math, non-stacking of premium hours, and visible result rendering.

Georgia overtime law: why a state with a minimum wage statute still has no state overtime law

Georgia has a state minimum wage statute — O.C.G.A. Title 34, Chapter 4 — but that statute sets a rate of $5.15 per hour, which is below the federal FLSA floor of $7.25. The Georgia DOL's own website states: "Georgia's minimum wage is $5.15 per hour, however, with some limited exceptions, the federal minimum wage rate applies." In practice, nearly every Georgia worker receives $7.25 under the FLSA, not $5.15 under state law. Georgia is one of only two states (along with Wyoming) where the state minimum wage statute sets a figure below the federal floor.

That same statute does not create a state overtime rule. Georgia has no independent state overtime law. All overtime rights flow from 29 U.S.C. § 207. The Georgia Department of Labor (dol.georgia.gov) handles unemployment insurance and workforce programs; overtime disputes go to the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division or private FLSA litigation.

How does Georgia compare to its neighbors? Florida, to the south, has a constitutionally mandated minimum wage schedule reaching $15.00 on September 30, 2026 — nearly $7.75 above Georgia's effective FLSA-governed floor. Alabama, to the west, has no wage statute whatsoever. Tennessee, to the north, also has no state minimum wage and no state overtime law. South Carolina, to the northeast, likewise has no wage statute at all. Georgia is therefore surrounded by states that are either more protective (Florida) or equally limited (Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina). None of the neighboring states have enacted daily overtime rules.

Coverage in Georgia: The FLSA enterprise test (typically $500,000+ annual sales) governs most private employers. The Georgia $5.15 statute applies only to Georgia employers with six or more employees who are not covered by the FLSA — an extremely narrow category. Workers at FLSA-covered employers receive $7.25 federal and federal FLSA overtime; workers at small non-FLSA employers receive Georgia's $5.15 and have no overtime right under state law either. This double gap — a sub-federal minimum wage and no state overtime statute — is what makes Georgia's wage-and-hour framework one of the most limited in the South.

Common questions

Georgia has its own minimum wage law — does it also have a state overtime law?

No. Georgia's O.C.G.A. Title 34, Chapter 4 sets a minimum wage of $5.15 per hour for non-FLSA employers with six or more employees, but it contains no overtime provision. Georgia has no state overtime statute. All overtime rights in Georgia come from the federal FLSA.

Is $5.15 or $7.25 the minimum wage in Georgia?

For the vast majority of Georgia workers, $7.25 applies because the employer is covered by the federal FLSA — and the FLSA always supersedes a lower state rate. The Georgia statute's $5.15 is effectively a floor for the small category of employers with 6+ employees who are not covered by the FLSA. Georgia and Wyoming are the only two states with a sub-federal statutory minimum wage.

Where do I file an overtime complaint in Georgia?

Overtime complaints in Georgia go to the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division, since Georgia has no state overtime law. The Georgia Department of Labor (dol.georgia.gov) handles unemployment and workforce matters but does not adjudicate FLSA overtime claims.

Does Georgia have any daily overtime requirement?

No. Georgia has no daily overtime rule. Florida, to the south, also lacks a daily overtime rule. The only nearby state with a daily overtime trigger is Nevada (NRS 608.018), which is not geographically adjacent. Georgia workers are owed overtime only after 40 hours in a workweek under the federal FLSA.