Maryland Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules
Overtime in Maryland is time and a half after 40 hours in a week. $15. Use the free calculator below, check the state's wage and hour rules, and see how Clox tracks the hours behind them.
State guides
If you run an hourly crew in Maryland, two questions come up every payroll: how much do you owe once someone crosses into overtime, and are you following the state's rules. Maryland uses the federal 40-hour rule, so any hour past 40 in a workweek is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. $15. This page gives you a free Maryland overtime calculator, a plain summary of the state's wage and hour rules, and a look at how Clox tracks the hours behind those numbers.
Free Maryland overtime calculator
Enter the hours someone worked in a week and their pay rate to see the regular and overtime split. The math follows Maryland rules: time and a half after 40 hours, with no daily overtime.
Maryland overtime calculator
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Regular pay (40 hrs × $20.00)$800.00
Overtime pay (5 hrs × 1.5 × $20.00)$150.00
Gross pay this week$950.00
Overtime is 1.5 times the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek. Maryland follows the federal rule and has no daily overtime, so hours over 8 in a day do not trigger overtime on their own.
Maryland minimum wage: $15.
Estimate only, for planning. Confirm current figures with the Maryland labor department. This is not legal or payroll advice.
Maryland wage and hour rules
Here is the short version of the rules an hourly Maryland employer runs into. Each figure has a source below, and the rules change over time, so confirm anything you rely on with the state.
Rule
What it says
Minimum wage
$15.00/hr for all employers regardless of size (effective Jan 1, 2024, under the Maryland Fair Wage Act). The state rate is frozen, no 2025 or 2026 statewide increase. Note higher county rates: Montgomery County (up to $17.65+, tiered by employer size, inflation-adjusted each July 1), Howard County, and Prince George's County set their own higher local minimums that a field/construction employer working in those counties must pay.
Overtime
1.5x the regular rate for all hours over 40 in a workweek (Maryland Wage and Hour Law, tracks federal FLSA). Agricultural workers qualify for overtime only after 60 hours in a week.
Daily overtime
None. No daily overtime or double-time; overtime is weekly only (over 40 hours).
Meal break
No state meal-break requirement for adult employees (18+). Exception: the Healthy Retail Employee Act requires breaks only in retail establishments with 50+ employees (15 min for a 4-6 hour shift; 30 min for shifts over 6 consecutive hours), not applicable to typical field/construction work. Minors under 18 must get a 30-minute break for every 5 hours worked.
Rest break
No state paid rest-break requirement for adult employees. (Under federal law, if an employer chooses to offer a short break under 20 minutes, it must be paid.)
Final paycheck
On or before the next regular payday, the day the employee would have been paid had employment continued (Md. Labor & Employment § 3-505). Applies whether fired or quit. Accrued unused vacation is payable unless a written, communicated policy states it is forfeited on separation.
Maryland wage and hour rules for hourly workers, as researched for 2026.
Confirm before you rely on these
Figures verified July 2026 against the Maryland Department of Labor. Maryland's statewide minimum wage is $15.00/hr and is frozen (the Fair Wage Act reached $15.00 for all employers on Jan 1, 2024, with no automatic annual CPI escalator at the state level, unlike some counties). Some aggregator sites incorrectly list $15.50/$16.00 for 2026, those figures reflect certain COUNTY rates (e.g., Howard County small employers), not the statewide minimum. Employers on job sites in Montgomery, Howard, or Prince George's County must pay the higher applicable local minimum wage. This is general information, not legal or payroll advice. Check the Maryland labor department for the current rules, and talk to a professional for your situation.
A calculator is only as good as the hours you feed it. Clox is time tracking built for field and trade crews, so the hours behind these numbers are captured accurately in the first place, then the overtime is figured for you.
Your crew clocks in with one tap on their phone, and it works offline, so a dead zone on the job does not lose a punch.
Lock clock-in to a geofenced worksite so a punch has to happen on site. It is a strong deterrent, not a foolproof guarantee, because the location comes from the phone.
Overtime is calculated automatically on the Maryland weekly-40 rule, so you are not doing this math by hand every Friday.
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