New Hampshire overtime is generally time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek, under RSA 279:21. — Source
Minimum-wage data used for examples comes from the registry effective July 24, 2009.
New Hampshire wage and hour
New Hampshire Overtime Calculator
Enter daily hours and a straight-time hourly rate. The calculator applies the verified weekly threshold from the registry and adds only the extra overtime premium, so hours are not paid twice.
Who this rate applies to: Tipped employees: statutory percentage of the applicable minimum wage. Youth under 16 or with under 6 months experience: reduced percentage. Exact figures NOT independently verified — do not publish them.
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Weekly overtime calculation
A New Hampshire employee works 45 hours at $7.25/hr\nWeekly overtime hours = 45 − 40 = 5\nOvertime premium = 5 × regular rate × 0.50
What this does not determine
- Whether a worker is exempt from overtime under state or federal law.
- Whether an industry-specific threshold, agricultural rule, residential rule, collective-bargaining agreement, or public-contract rule changes the result.
- Whether tips, commissions, bonuses, shift differentials, or multiple hourly rates were included correctly in the regular rate.
- Whether local minimum-wage ordinances or special worker classes change the straight-time rate used in the calculator.
- Penalties, wage-claim deadlines, interest, attorneys' fees, or agency filing strategy.
Sources and verification
New Hampshire overtime data is read from src/data/states.json. The verified weekly threshold is 40 hours, the multiplier is 1.5×, and the source is the cited registry source. Values marked unverified in the registry render no calculator.
Common questions
New Hampshire has a state overtime statute — why does it say FLSA governs for most workers?
RSA 279:21(VIII) creates a state overtime rule but explicitly exempts FLSA-covered employers from state jurisdiction. That exemption covers most New Hampshire employers with $500,000+ in annual sales. The state statute effectively applies only to small non-FLSA employers, so for the vast majority of NH workers, the federal FLSA governs overtime directly.
What is New Hampshire's minimum wage?
New Hampshire's RSA 279:21 adopts the federal minimum wage by reference — it states no dollar figure of its own. The effective rate is whatever the federal minimum is (currently $7.25/hr), but that is not a New Hampshire-set rate; it is the federal rate that New Hampshire has incorporated by statute. If Congress raises the federal minimum, New Hampshire's floor rises automatically.
Where do I file an overtime complaint in New Hampshire?
For workers at non-FLSA employers, the New Hampshire Department of Labor (dol.nh.gov) has authority under RSA 279:21. For workers at FLSA-covered employers (the majority), the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division handles overtime complaints, because NH's state statute explicitly exempts those employers from state jurisdiction.
How does New Hampshire's overtime law compare to Maine's?
Maine's 26 M.R.S. § 664(3) is a full state overtime statute that does not carve out FLSA-covered employers — Maine workers at any covered employer can use the state statute. New Hampshire's RSA 279:21(VIII) explicitly exempts FLSA-covered employers, leaving them with only the federal FLSA remedy. Maine therefore gives covered workers two enforcement avenues; New Hampshire provides only one for most workers.