New York overtime is generally time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek, under NY Labor Law Art. 19 §652. — Source
Minimum-wage data used for examples comes from the registry effective January 1, 2026.
Worked example
Weekly overtime calculation
A New York employee works 45 hours at $16.00/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 York 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.
Hospitality note: New York also has spread-of-hours and call-in pay rules under the Hospitality Wage Order. Those premiums are scheduling/pay rules rather than this overtime calculation; use the New York split-shift and reporting-time tool when that is the issue.
Common questions
Does New York require overtime after 40 hours?
The verified registry rule for this page uses time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. The calculator applies that weekly threshold to total hours entered for the workweek and adds the half-time overtime premium on top of straight-time earnings.
Does New York have daily overtime?
The registry for this page does not contain a verified statewide daily-overtime trigger for New York. That means this tool does not add a premium merely because one day exceeded 8, 10, or 12 hours. It calculates weekly overtime only and leaves special industry rules outside the estimate.
Can I use the minimum wage as the hourly rate?
Use the hourly rate that actually applies to the worker. The page displays coverage cautions when the registry records tipped, local, small-employer, agricultural, or other worker-class rates. The calculator does not choose among those classes; it calculates overtime from the rate you enter.
Why does the calculator add only a half-time premium?
Workers are normally already owed straight-time pay for every hour worked. For time-and-a-half overtime, the additional amount is the extra one-half of the regular rate for overtime hours. The calculator shows straight-time earnings first, then adds the additional overtime premium separately.