How many US states have daily overtime rules in 2026?

Five states go beyond the federal 40-hour week with a daily overtime trigger: California (1.5x after 8 hours, 2x after 12), Colorado (1.5x after 12 hours or 12 consecutive hours), Alaska (1.5x after 8 hours), Nevada (1.5x after 8 hours for workers under 1.5x the state minimum wage) and Kentucky (7th consecutive day premium). Every other state follows the federal FLSA rule alone.

Which state has the highest minimum wage in 2026?

Washington leads the states at $17.13 an hour for 2026, followed by California, Connecticut and New York. Because overtime is a multiple of the regular rate, a higher minimum wage also raises the legal floor for time-and-a-half pay in that state.

Does any state require double time?

California is the only state with a general double-time requirement: 2x the regular rate for hours over 12 in a workday and for hours over 8 on the seventh consecutive day of work. Elsewhere, double time exists only where a union contract or employer policy creates it — federal law never requires it.

Can I reuse this overtime dataset in my own article?

Yes. Download the CSV, republish the table, or chart the numbers — all we ask is a link back to this page so readers can check the sourcing and see updates. Each row cites the state labor department that published the rule.

How often is this data updated?

We review every row when state legislatures set new minimum wages (usually late in the year, effective January 1) and whenever a state amends its overtime statute. The last full review date is shown at the top of this page.

Overtime Laws by State, 2026: The Complete Dataset

Every state's 2026 overtime trigger, double-time rule, minimum wage and the resulting legal minimum overtime rate — in one sortable table, with the labor department source for each row. Free to download, chart and republish with attribution.

Last reviewed August 19, 2026 · 50 states · CSV included

Key findings

states with a daily overtime trigger, not just the 40-hour week

$11.17

average state minimum wage in 2026

$16.76

average legal minimum overtime rate (1.5x)

states now above the $7.25 federal minimum

The headline number in 2026 is the gap between states. Washington sets the highest floor at $17.13 an hour, which makes its legal minimum overtime rate $25.70. Alabama still sits at $7.25, an overtime rate of $10.88 — a difference of $14.82 for the same hour of overtime work.

The second story is daily overtime. Federal law only counts the week, so a 12-hour Monday followed by three days off produces no overtime in 45 states. In California, Alaska, Nevada, Colorado and Kentucky the same shift can trigger premium pay on the day it happens — which is why payroll teams running multi-state crews get overtime wrong more often than they expect.

2026 overtime rules, state by state

2026 overtime thresholds, double-time rules, minimum wage and minimum overtime rate for all 50 US states
State	Min wage	Min OT rate (1.5x)	Daily OT	Double time	Weekly OT	Source
Alabama	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Alabama Department of Labor
Alaska	$11.91	$17.87	8 hrs	None	40 hrs	Alaska Department of Labor
Arizona	$14.70	$22.05	None	None	40 hrs	Arizona Industrial Commission
Arkansas	$11.00	$16.50	None	None	40 hrs	Arkansas Department of Labor
California	$16.90	$25.35	8 hrs	12 hrs	40 hrs	California Department of Industrial Relations
Colorado	$15.16	$22.74	12 hrs	None	40 hrs	Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Connecticut	$16.94	$25.41	None	None	40 hrs	Connecticut Department of Labor
Delaware	$15.00	$22.50	None	None	40 hrs	Delaware Department of Labor
Florida	$15.00	$22.50	None	None	40 hrs	Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
Georgia	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Georgia Department of Labor
Hawaii	$14.00	$21.00	None	None	40 hrs	Hawaii Department of Labor
Idaho	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Idaho Department of Labor
Illinois	$15.00	$22.50	None	None	40 hrs	Illinois Department of Labor
Indiana	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Indiana Department of Labor
Iowa	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Iowa Workforce Development
Kansas	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Kansas Department of Labor
Kentucky	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Kentucky Labor Cabinet
Louisiana	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Louisiana Workforce Commission
Maine	$14.65	$21.98	None	None	40 hrs	Maine Department of Labor
Maryland	$15.00	$22.50	None	None	40 hrs	Maryland Department of Labor
Massachusetts	$15.00	$22.50	None	None	40 hrs	Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards
Michigan	$12.48	$18.72	None	None	40 hrs	Michigan Department of Labor
Minnesota	$11.13	$16.70	None	None	40 hrs	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Mississippi	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Missouri	$13.75	$20.63	None	None	40 hrs	Missouri Department of Labor
Montana	$10.55	$15.83	None	None	40 hrs	Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Nebraska	$13.50	$20.25	None	None	40 hrs	Nebraska Department of Labor
Nevada	$12.00	$18.00	8 hrs	None	40 hrs	Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner
New Hampshire	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	New Hampshire Department of Labor
New Jersey	$15.49	$23.23	None	None	40 hrs	New Jersey Department of Labor
New Mexico	$12.00	$18.00	None	None	40 hrs	New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
New York	$17.00	$25.50	None	None	40 hrs	New York Department of Labor
North Carolina	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	North Carolina Department of Labor
North Dakota	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	North Dakota Department of Labor
Ohio	$10.70	$16.05	None	None	40 hrs	Ohio Department of Commerce
Oklahoma	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Oklahoma Department of Labor
Oregon	$15.95	$23.92	None	None	40 hrs	Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
Pennsylvania	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Rhode Island	$15.00	$22.50	None	None	40 hrs	Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
South Carolina	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	South Carolina Department of Labor
South Dakota	$11.50	$17.25	None	None	40 hrs	South Dakota Department of Labor
Tennessee	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Tennessee Department of Labor
Texas	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Texas Workforce Commission
Utah	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Utah Labor Commission
Vermont	$14.01	$21.02	None	None	40 hrs	Vermont Department of Labor
Virginia	$12.41	$18.62	None	None	40 hrs	Virginia Department of Labor and Industry
Washington	$17.13	$25.70	None	None	40 hrs	Washington Department of Labor and Industries
West Virginia	$8.75	$13.13	None	None	40 hrs	West Virginia Division of Labor
Wisconsin	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Wyoming	$7.25	$10.88	None	None	40 hrs	Wyoming Department of Workforce Services

Minimum overtime rate is the state minimum wage multiplied by 1.5 — the legal floor, not what any individual earns. Federal FLSA overtime is 1.5x the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek per the U.S. Department of Labor.

Methodology

Minimum wage figures are the rate in force for 2026 as published by each state's labor department or wage order, with the effective date recorded in the CSV. Overtime thresholds come from each state's wage-and-hour statute; where a state has no statute of its own, the federal FLSA rule is recorded. Rates are statewide — city ordinances (Seattle, Denver, New York City and others) can be higher and are out of scope.

We do not model exemptions in this dataset. Executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer-employee exemptions change whether overtime is owed at all; see our FLSA overtime calculator for that test.

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