Mississippi Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules
Overtime in Mississippi is time and a half after 40 hours in a week. Mississippi follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Use the free calculator below, check the state's wage and hour rules, and see how Clox tracks your crew's hours.
NOVEMBER 12, 2026 · BY THE CLOX TEAM
If you run an hourly crew in Mississippi, two questions come up every payroll: how much do you owe once someone crosses into overtime, and are you following the state's rules. Mississippi uses the federal 40-hour rule, so any hour past 40 in a workweek is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. Mississippi follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. This page gives you a free Mississippi overtime calculator, a plain summary of the state's wage and hour rules, and a look at how Clox tracks your crew's hours.
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Free Mississippi overtime calculator
Enter the hours someone worked in a week and their pay rate to see the regular and overtime split. The math follows Mississippi rules: time and a half after 40 hours, with no daily overtime.
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Mississippi wage and hour rules
Here's the short version of the rules an hourly Mississippi employer runs into. Each figure has a source below, and the rules change over time, so confirm anything you rely on with the state.
$7.25 per hour (federal FLSA rate). Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security states that minimum wage is administered and enforced by the US DOL Wage and Hour Division. Mississippi has no state tipped wage, so the federal rule applies: a cash wage of $2.13 per hour with a tip credit of up to $5.12, as long as tips bring total pay to at least $7.25, for employees who receive more than $30 a month in tips.
1.5x the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek under the federal FLSA. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security states that overtime is administered and enforced by the US DOL Wage and Hour Division, not by the state.
None. Overtime in Mississippi follows the federal FLSA, which uses a 40-hour workweek, not an eight-hour day. Working more than 8 hours in a day does not by itself trigger overtime.
The US DOL does not list Mississippi among the states with meal period requirements for adult employees, and Mississippi is not among the states it lists with separate meal period rules for minors.
The US DOL does not list Mississippi among the states that require rest periods for adult employees, and it states that states not listed do not require paid rest periods.
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security publishes no final paycheck rule and refers wage questions to the US DOL Wage and Hour Division. The US DOL states that federal law does not require employers to give former employees their final paycheck immediately. If the regular payday for the last pay period worked has passed without payment, the employee can contact the Wage and Hour Division.
Confirm before you rely on these
Rates verified November 2026. Mississippi has no state minimum wage law, so the federal $7.25 (unchanged since July 24, 2009) and federal FLSA overtime apply, and no state change is scheduled because there is no state rate. Separately, Mississippi requires manufacturers with 50 or more employees and every public service corporation to pay once every two weeks or twice each calendar month. This is general information, not legal or payroll advice. Check the Mississippi labor department for the current rules, and talk to a professional for your situation.
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How long to keep time records
Federal law requires keeping time cards 2 years and payroll records 3 years, and some states go longer. The full breakdown is in how long to keep timesheets and payroll records.
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Track Mississippi hours accurately with Clox
A calculator is only as accurate as the hours you put into it. Clox is time tracking built for field and trade crews, so your crew's hours are recorded 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 doesn't lose a punch.
- Lock clock-in to a geofenced worksite so it has to happen on site. It's a strong deterrent, not a foolproof guarantee, because the location comes from the phone.
- Overtime is calculated automatically on the Mississippi weekly-40 rule, so you're not doing this math by hand every Friday.
- Export payroll-ready files for QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, and Paychex when the week is done.
If your crew moves between addresses during the day, settle how you handle drive time between job sites before you run the numbers. Those hours can count toward the weekly total, and leaving them untracked understates the overtime you owe.
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More state guides: Tennessee time tracking, Arkansas time tracking.