When does overtime start in Indiana?

Indiana'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 Indiana have daily overtime?

Indiana'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 Indiana?

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 Indiana 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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Indiana overtime is owed at 1.5 times the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek, under Indiana Code § 22-2-2. — Source

Calculate Indiana overtime pay

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

Indiana overtime rule used by this calculator

Indiana's verified weekly overtime rule pays 1.5 times the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek. The calculation uses the registry source shown above.

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

Indiana: 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 and the citation used in prose is Indiana Code § 22-2-2. Automated tests cover the state's distinctive branch, weekly math, non-stacking of premium hours, and visible result rendering.

Indiana overtime law: FLSA-mirroring with a two-employee threshold

Indiana's minimum wage law — Indiana Code § 22-2-2 — applies to employers with two or more employees and mirrors federal overtime standards: time-and-a-half for hours over 40 in a workweek. The Indiana statute does not independently define its overtime rule but instead incorporates FLSA's overtime provisions, so the two laws run in parallel for covered Indiana employers.

Indiana has no daily overtime rule. A shift of any length does not trigger overtime unless and until the weekly total exceeds 40 hours. Indiana has no seventh-consecutive-day premium, no double-time rule, and no local minimum wage variation — the state rate is the same everywhere in Indiana.

The Indiana Department of Labor (in.gov/dol) enforces Indiana's wage-and-hour laws. Workers can file wage claims with the IDOL for both minimum wage and overtime violations. Indiana's Wage Payment Act (IC 22-2-9) is notable for its liquidated damages provision: an employer who fails to pay final wages in bad faith owes the employee twice the amount owed plus attorney's fees and court costs — though this applies to final paycheck disputes, not to ongoing overtime underpayments.

How does Indiana compare to its neighbors? Ohio has a CPI-indexed minimum wage of $11.00/hr effective January 1, 2026 for businesses with annual gross receipts over $405,000 — above the federal floor that Indiana stays at. Illinois to the west has 820 ILCS 105/4a(1) as a separate state overtime statute with an active four-employee threshold. Michigan to the north follows Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (Public Act 337 of 2018) and has a rising minimum wage schedule ($13.73/hr in 2026, →$15.00 on January 1, 2027). Kentucky to the south has its seventh-consecutive-day rule under KRS 337.050. Indiana, by contrast, has the most straightforward FLSA-mirroring overtime framework among its neighbors.

Common questions

Does Indiana have its own overtime statute?

Indiana Code § 22-2-2 covers employers with two or more employees and incorporates FLSA overtime standards — time-and-a-half after 40 hours. The Indiana Department of Labor can enforce this state provision. However, Indiana's overtime rule mirrors federal FLSA rather than adding distinct state rules.

Does Indiana require overtime for very long shifts?

No. Indiana has no daily overtime requirement. A 14-hour shift in Indiana earns straight time for all 14 hours unless the workweek total exceeds 40. Only the weekly threshold matters in Indiana.

Where do I file an overtime complaint in Indiana?

The Indiana Department of Labor (in.gov/dol) can accept wage claims under Indiana's wage law. The U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division is also available for FLSA-covered employers. Both avenues exist because Indiana's statute mirrors federal law for covered employers.

How does Kentucky's seventh-consecutive-day rule compare to Indiana's overtime law?

Kentucky's KRS 337.050 requires time-and-a-half on the seventh consecutive day of any workweek when the employer permits all seven days of work and total hours exceed 40. Indiana has no equivalent rule — Indiana workers who work seven consecutive days in a week are owed overtime only for hours exceeding 40 total, with no premium specifically for the seventh day.