β° Georgia Overtime Calculator
Time-and-a-half pay for hours over 40, federal rules.
Gross weekly pay with overtime
Estimates for planning only, not financial advice.
Georgia overtime pay follows the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because Georgia has no state overtime statute. Cross 40 hours in a workweek and each additional hour pays 1.5 times your regular rate, no exceptions for the industry you are in. Georgia's state minimum wage law is narrow and mostly superseded by the federal $7.25 floor, so in practice federal rules decide both your base pay and your overtime.
How to Use This Calculator
Enter your hourly rate, your regular hours for the week, and how many hours you worked past 40. The calculator applies the federal time-and-a-half rule and splits your paycheck into regular pay and overtime pay so you can check it against your pay stub.
Enter your regular hourly rate, the number on your offer letter or pay stub, not a blended rate.
Enter regular hours (usually 40) and overtime hours separately. If you worked 48 hours, that is 40 regular plus 8 overtime.
Read your overtime rate, overtime pay, and gross weekly pay. To turn the weekly number into take-home pay, run it through our paycheck calculator.
The Overtime Formula
Georgia overtime pay follows the federal Fair Labor Standards Act because Georgia has no state overtime statute. Cross 40 hours in a workweek and each additional hour pays 1.5 times your regular rate, no exceptions for the industry you are in. Georgia's state minimum wage law is narrow and mostly superseded by the federal $7.25 floor, so in practice federal rules decide both your base pay and your overtime.
Worked Example
Take a delivery driver in Atlanta earning $18 an hour who works 50 hours in a week. Regular pay is 40 x $18 = $720.00. The overtime rate is $18 x 1.5 = $27.00, and 10 overtime hours pay 10 x $27.00 = $270.00. Gross weekly pay is $720.00 + $270.00 = $990.00. Notice the 10 overtime hours added $270, which is the same as 15 hours at straight time. That premium is the whole point of the law: extra hours are supposed to cost the employer extra.
Overtime Tips Worth Knowing
First, Georgia employers sometimes misclassify workers as independent contractors to dodge overtime. If the company controls your schedule, tools, and how the work gets done, you may legally be an employee owed overtime regardless of what your contract says. Second, the workweek is fixed. An employer cannot average two weeks together to erase overtime; 48 hours in week one and 32 in week two still means 8 overtime hours. Third, keep pay stubs. Georgia follows federal recordkeeping rules, but your own copies settle arguments fast. If a stub shows straight time for 47 hours, the math is wrong and the fix is simple arithmetic.
The same federal math applies next door in our Florida overtime calculator. To convert that weekly gross into an annual salary figure, use the hourly to salary calculator.
Estimates for planning only, not financial advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Georgia have its own overtime law?
No. Georgia follows the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires overtime at 1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a single workweek. There is no daily overtime threshold and no state rule that pays more than the federal floor.
What counts as hours worked for overtime?
Almost all time you are required to be on duty counts: regular shifts, mandatory training, and travel between job sites during the day. Meal breaks where you are fully relieved of duty usually do not count. Paid time off like vacation or holidays counts only if your employer chooses to include it; the law does not require it.
Is overtime calculated daily or weekly?
Weekly. Federal law looks at total hours in the workweek, which is a fixed 7-day period your employer defines. Working 10 hours on Monday and 6 on Tuesday creates no overtime by itself; only the weekly total past 40 triggers the premium. A few states have daily rules, but Georgia is not one of them.
Does my employer have to pay overtime on bonuses?
Nondiscretionary bonuses, the kind you earn by hitting a target, must be folded into your regular rate before overtime is figured, which raises the overtime rate slightly. Discretionary bonuses like a surprise holiday gift do not. If your bonus is promised in advance for performance, assume it counts.
Are salaried workers exempt from overtime?
Some are, some are not. Being paid a salary does not by itself make you exempt. Under federal rules you must also do exempt-type duties and earn at least $684 per week. Millions of salaried workers under that threshold are legally owed overtime, and misclassification is one of the most common pay violations.
Can my boss offer comp time instead of overtime pay?
In the private sector, no. Federal law does not let private employers swap overtime pay for future time off, even if you agree to it. Public-sector employers can offer comp time under strict rules. If a private employer offers "comp time" for your extra hours, that is a red flag.
What if I work two different hourly rates in one week?
Your overtime rate is based on the weighted average of the rates you actually worked, called the regular rate. Add up all straight-time earnings for the week, divide by total hours, then multiply by 1.5 for each overtime hour. This calculator assumes a single rate; with two rates, compute the weighted average first.
How far back can I claim unpaid overtime?
Federal law gives you two years to recover back wages, stretched to three years if the violation was willful. State wage-claim deadlines vary. Keep your own log of hours worked, because employer records are not always complete, and talk to your state labor agency or an employment lawyer quickly if you suspect underpayment.
What is the minimum wage in Georgia?
Georgia's state minimum wage is $5.15, but it covers almost nobody: the federal $7.25 floor applies to nearly all employers through interstate commerce coverage. At $7.25, the federal overtime rate is $10.88 an hour.
Does Georgia require overtime for salaried employees?
Georgia has no separate rule, so the federal exemption tests decide. Salaried workers earning under $684 a week are generally owed overtime no matter their title. Georgia employers misclassifying assistant managers as exempt is a classic violation pattern.