Empowering America's Hourly Workers With Exact Wage Math
Over 80 million Americans earn their living on an hourly wage. Calculating what you are legally owed shouldn't require an accounting degree, expensive software, or sacrificing your personal privacy.
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Labor Rules Current
Always Free to Use
The Problem: Why Traditional Wage Calculators Fail
If you search for an overtime calculator online, you usually encounter one of three frustrating roadblocks:
- Cluttered lead-generation forms: Many legacy sites exist only to capture your phone number and email to sell to payroll vendors or subprime lenders.
- Simplistic "Multiply by 1.5" tools: Most online calculators only understand flat weekly hours over 40. They completely fail when an employee works in daily overtime jurisdictions like California, Colorado, or Nevada, or when shifts cross midnight.
- Zero support for statutory premiums: Almost no existing free tools compute complex statutory rules such as California Labor Code § 510 double-time over 12 hours, 7th consecutive day rules, or mandatory 1-hour meal break violation penalties under California Labor Code § 226.7.
Why We Built Real Overtime Calculator
We built Real Overtime Calculator to give workers, contractors, and small business managers a professional-grade, transparent wage engine. We believe anyone should be able to audit their bi-weekly pay stub in under 30 seconds with complete precision.
Our platform supports:
Federal FLSA 40-Hour Rules
Standard 1.5x time-and-a-half calculation for weekly hours exceeding 40 across all 50 US states.
California Daily & 7th Day Overtime
Full compliance with California Labor Code § 510: 1.5x over 8h, 2.0x over 12h, and 7th consecutive day multipliers.
Meal Break Penalty Accounting
Statutory 1-hour premium pay per missed or late meal break under California Labor Code § 226.7.
Blended & Multi-Rate Calculations
Weighted average regular rate formulas for dual-rate shifts and non-discretionary bonuses under FLSA standards.
Our 4 Core Engineering Commitments
100% Client-Side Privacy
Your compensation data never leaves your device. All math is performed locally in your browser. We don't save your rates, your hours, or your employer details.
Strict Statutory Accuracy
We cross-reference every calculation model with official Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division bulletins, state industrial welfare commission orders, and appellate case precedents.
Speed & Responsive Design
Built as a blazing-fast static Multi-Page Application (MPA) using modern semantic HTML, zero runtime bloat, accessible form controls, and seamless light/dark modes.
Exportable Timesheet Verification
Download your weekly timesheet breakdown in clean CSV or print-ready PDF formats to compare directly against your paystub or share with payroll specialists.
Explore All Resources in Our Application
Real Overtime Calculator is organized as an interconnected Multi-Page Application (MPA) providing specialized tools and guides:
The main interactive 7-day clock-in and shift calculation engine.
50 State Laws Directory →State-by-state minimum wages, daily overtime rules, and tax thresholds.
California Overtime Tool →Dedicated calculator for California LC § 510 and meal penalty hours.
FLSA Overtime Guide →Exempt vs. non-exempt employee standards and regular rate formulas.
Have Feedback or Want to Collaborate?
We are constantly improving our algorithms to incorporate upcoming 2026 labor rule updates. If you have comments, suggestions, or notice an edge case, please let us know.