Does this calculator decide coverage?

No. The calculator estimates pay from entered hours and verified threshold data; it does not decide exemptions, coverage, industry rules, public-sector rules, or wage-claim deadlines.

Why add only a half-time premium?

Straight time is paid for every entered hour first. Overtime adds only the extra premium required to make overtime hours equal time-and-a-half, which avoids stacking two premiums on the same hour.

State

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Pennsylvania overtime is time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek under Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, as recorded in the verified state registry. — Source

Pennsylvania wage and hour

Pennsylvania Overtime Calculator

Enter weekly hours, regular hourly pay, and includable extra pay to estimate time-and-a-half overtime without stacking two rules on the same hour.

Enter weekly hours and pay

This calculator reads the verified weekly threshold (40) and multiplier (1.5) from the state registry. It does not decide exemptions.

The Pennsylvania overtime rule this calculator models

Pennsylvania overtime is time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek under Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, as recorded in the verified state registry. The calculator pays straight time for all entered hours, then adds the overtime premium only for hours above the verified threshold. That structure prevents stacking two overtime premiums on the same hour.

Basic formula

regular-rate base = hourly pay for all hours + includable extra pay regular rate = regular-rate base ÷ total hours overtime hours = max(0, total hours − 40) overtime premium = overtime hours × regular rate × (1.5 − 1)

Worked example

One weekly-overtime week

hours worked = 45 weekly threshold = 40 overtime premium hours = 5 gross pay = all straight-time earnings + 5 half-time premiums

What this does not determine

Whether the worker is exempt from state or federal overtime.
Whether the employer is covered by the state rule, the federal FLSA, or both.
Whether bonuses, commissions, multiple rates, or tip credits require a different regular-rate analysis.
Whether public-sector, agricultural, retail, seasonal, collective-bargaining, or industry-specific exceptions apply.
Whether a wage claim is timely or which agency process a worker should choose.

State-specific source notes

Statute/source anchor: Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (Act of 1968, as amended).
Agency and wage-claim process: Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Labor Law Compliance. Pennsylvania’s Wage Payment and Collection Law process was verified for final-pay timing in the assignment data; this overtime page still does not calculate wage-claim deadlines.
Neighbor contrast: New Jersey uses a higher state wage floor and its own wage-and-hour act, while Pennsylvania’s overtime page centers the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act weekly rule.

Sources and verification

The threshold, multiplier, and source link are read from src/data/states.json. Values marked unverified render no calculator. The calculation was checked with a Node test for Pennsylvania covering no overtime, overtime above the weekly threshold, additional includable pay, nonnegative inputs, and visible DOM output. Primary source: Pennsylvania overtime source.

Common questions

Does Pennsylvania require daily overtime?

Pennsylvania does not have a verified private-sector daily overtime threshold in this page. The calculator uses the verified weekly threshold from the registry and treats daily scheduling questions as outside this estimate.

Does this calculator decide whether I am covered?

No. Coverage can depend on employer size, FLSA coverage, job duties, public-sector status, industry, or other exemptions. The result is a pay estimate for entered hours using the verified rule, not a legal coverage determination.

Why does the calculator add only a half-time premium?

The gross-pay method pays straight time for every hour first. Overtime is then the extra premium needed to bring overtime hours to time-and-a-half. That avoids paying the same overtime hour twice.

What source does this page use?

The page reads Pennsylvania overtime threshold, multiplier, and source URL from the shared state registry. The visible source link in the fact block points to the state-specific source recorded for this rule.