Kentucky Overtime Calculator
Kentucky: time and a half for time worked on the seventh consecutive day of a workweek (KRS 337.275); weekly overtime after 40 hours under the federal FLSA.
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What this tool does
Kentucky: time and a half for time worked on the seventh consecutive day of a workweek (KRS 337.275); weekly overtime after 40 hours under the federal FLSA.
How to use the Kentucky Overtime Calculator
- Check Hourly wage: 20.
- Check Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated): 9,9,9,9,9,0,0.
- Review the Kentucky Overtime Calculator result and its exact-value comparison table.
- Verify assumptions before applying the result.
Formula
seventh-day premium=day-7 hours when all seven workdays have hours; weekly premium=max(0,total−40); overtime=max(daily,seventh-day,weekly); gross=rate×(regular+1.5×overtime)
- wage
- Hourly wage
- days
- Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated)
Kentucky rule as modeled: no general daily premium, weekly premium after 40 hours, seventh-consecutive-day premium. Excludes exemptions, special occupations and regular-rate adjustments. Source: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32049
Worked example
Kentucky Overtime Calculator: Hourly wage = 20; Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated) = 9,9,9,9,9,0,0. Kentucky: time and a half for time worked on the seventh consecutive day of a workweek (KRS 337.275); weekly overtime after 40 hours under the federal FLSA.
Inputs
- Hourly wage20
- Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated)9,9,9,9,9,0,0
Result
- Gross weekly pay$950.00
- Regular hours40
- Time-and-a-half hours5
Kentucky covered-workweek example
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Gross weekly pay | 950 |
| Regular hours | 40 |
| Time-and-a-half hours | 5 |
Results explained
- Gross weekly pay
- Hourly wage × (regular hours + 1.5 × premium hours) under the Kentucky rule above.
- Regular hours
- Hours paid at straight time after removing Kentucky premium hours.
- Time-and-a-half hours
- The greatest of qualifying daily, weekly and seventh-day premium hours, never double-counted.
Frequently asked questions
Kentucky: time and a half for time worked on the seventh consecutive day of a workweek (KRS 337.275); weekly overtime after 40 hours under the federal FLSA.
For the entered 9,9,9,9,9,0,0 schedule: Gross weekly pay: 950; Regular hours: 40; Time-and-a-half hours: 5.
This standard model avoids double-counting the same premium hours. It uses the greatest of qualifying daily premium hours, hours above the weekly threshold and any seventh-day premium.
No. Check employer coverage, occupation, collective agreements, alternative schedules and regular-rate adjustments with the responsible labor authority.
Verify Kentucky: time and a half for time worked on the seventh consecutive day of a workweek (KRS 337.275); weekly overtime after 40 hours under the federal FLSA. A workweek is fixed by the employer, not necessarily Monday through Sunday.