Minnesota Overtime Calculator
Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act: overtime after 48 hours per workweek for employers not covered by the federal FLSA; FLSA-covered employers follow the federal 40-hour standard.
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What this tool does
Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act: overtime after 48 hours per workweek for employers not covered by the federal FLSA; FLSA-covered employers follow the federal 40-hour standard.
How to use the Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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−48); 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)
Minnesota rule as modeled: no general daily premium, weekly premium after 48 hours. Excludes exemptions, special occupations and regular-rate adjustments. Source: https://www.dli.mn.gov/overtime
Worked example
Minnesota Overtime Calculator: Hourly wage = 20; Daily hours in the workweek, first day to seventh (comma separated) = 9,9,9,9,9,0,0. Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act: overtime after 48 hours per workweek for employers not covered by the federal FLSA; FLSA-covered employers follow the federal 40-hour standard.
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$900.00
- Regular hours45
- Time-and-a-half hours0
Minnesota covered-workweek example
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Gross weekly pay | 900 |
| Regular hours | 45 |
| Time-and-a-half hours | 0 |
Results explained
- Gross weekly pay
- Hourly wage × (regular hours + 1.5 × premium hours) under the Minnesota rule above.
- Regular hours
- Hours paid at straight time after removing Minnesota premium hours.
- Time-and-a-half hours
- The greatest of qualifying daily, weekly premium hours, never double-counted.
Frequently asked questions
Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act: overtime after 48 hours per workweek for employers not covered by the federal FLSA; FLSA-covered employers follow the federal 40-hour standard.
For the entered 9,9,9,9,9,0,0 schedule: Gross weekly pay: 900; Regular hours: 45; Time-and-a-half hours: 0.
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 Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act: overtime after 48 hours per workweek for employers not covered by the federal FLSA; FLSA-covered employers follow the federal 40-hour standard. A workweek is fixed by the employer, not necessarily Monday through Sunday.