Massachusetts Overtime Calculator
Massachusetts: federal FLSA standard covered nonexempt workweek, overtime after 40 hours. This is not a complete state-law determination; occupation, employer coverage and state exceptions can change entitlement.
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What this tool does
Massachusetts: federal FLSA standard covered nonexempt workweek, overtime after 40 hours. This is not a complete state-law determination; occupation, employer coverage and state exceptions can change entitlement.
How to use the Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Overtime Calculator result and its exact-value comparison table.
- Verify assumptions before applying the result.
Formula
daily premium=sum(max(0,day−no daily threshold)); weekly premium=max(0,total−40); overtime=max(daily,weekly); gross=rate×(regular+1.5×overtime)
- wage
- Hourly wage
- days
- Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated)
Massachusetts rule as modeled: no general daily premium, weekly premium after 40 hours. Excludes exemptions, special occupations and regular-rate adjustments. Source: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/overtime
Worked example
Massachusetts Overtime Calculator: Hourly wage = 20; Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated) = 9,9,9,9,9,0,0. Massachusetts: federal FLSA standard covered nonexempt workweek, overtime after 40 hours. This is not a complete state-law determination; occupation, employer coverage and state exceptions can change entitlement.
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
Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts rule above.
- Regular hours
- Hours paid at straight time after removing Massachusetts premium hours.
- Time-and-a-half hours
- The greatest of qualifying daily, weekly premium hours, never double-counted.
Frequently asked questions
Massachusetts: federal FLSA standard covered nonexempt workweek, overtime after 40 hours. This is not a complete state-law determination; occupation, employer coverage and state exceptions can change entitlement.
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 Massachusetts: federal FLSA standard covered nonexempt workweek, overtime after 40 hours. This is not a complete state-law determination; occupation, employer coverage and state exceptions can change entitlement. A workweek is fixed by the employer, not necessarily Monday through Sunday.