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STATE GUIDESJuly 5, 20265 min read

New Hampshire Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules

Overtime in New Hampshire is time and a half after 40 hours in a week. New Hampshire follows the federal minimum wage. Use the free calculator below, check the state's wage and hour rules, and see how Clox tracks the hours behind them.

If you run an hourly crew in New Hampshire, two questions come up every payroll: how much do you owe once someone crosses into overtime, and are you following the state's rules. New Hampshire uses the federal 40-hour rule, so any hour past 40 in a workweek is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. $7. This page gives you a free New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire overtime calculator

Enter the hours someone worked in a week and their pay rate to see the regular and overtime split. The math follows New Hampshire rules: time and a half after 40 hours, with no daily overtime.

New Hampshire 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. New Hampshire follows the federal rule and has no daily overtime, so hours over 8 in a day do not trigger overtime on their own.

New Hampshire minimum wage: $7.

Estimate only, for planning. Confirm current figures with the New Hampshire labor department. This is not legal or payroll advice.

New Hampshire wage and hour rules

Here is the short version of the rules an hourly New Hampshire employer runs into. Each figure has a source below, and the rules change over time, so confirm anything you rely on with the state.

RuleWhat it says
Minimum wage$7.25/hr (no state rate above federal; NH defers to the federal minimum under RSA 279:21, unchanged since 2009, still in effect in 2026). Tipped cash wage: $3.27/hr (45% of minimum wage; tip credit allowed if tips bring the total to $7.25). No local or employer-size variants.
Overtime1.5x the regular rate for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek (RSA 279:21; follows federal FLSA).
Daily overtimeNone. No daily overtime or double-time; overtime is weekly only (after 40 hours).
Meal break30-minute meal/eating period required after 5 consecutive hours of work (RSA 275:30-a). Distinctive NH trigger is 5 hours (not 6). May be waived only if the employer permits the employee to eat while working and it is feasible, in which case that time must be paid.
Rest breakNo state rest-break requirement for adults. (Per federal rule, any break under 20 minutes an employer chooses to offer must be paid.)
Final paycheckDischarged/fired: within 72 hours of termination. Quit with at least one pay period's notice: within 72 hours of the last day. Quit without notice: next regular payday. Laid off/suspended: next regular payday. (RSA 275:44)
New Hampshire wage and hour rules for hourly workers, as researched for 2026.
Confirm before you rely on these
Figures current as of July 2026. NH's minimum wage ($7.25) has no scheduled 2026 change, it statutorily tracks the federal rate, which remains $7.25. If Congress or NH raises the floor, the tipped rate ($3.27 = 45%) would move with it. NH government sites (dol.nh.gov, gc.nh.gov) and Justia returned HTTP 403/402 to direct fetch, so statutory text was verified via search-result extracts of those primary pages plus a corroborating secondary source (employmentlawhandbook.com); all figures were internally consistent across sources. Meal-break trigger of 5 consecutive hours (RSA 275:30-a) is NH-specific and was double-checked, as many states use 6 hours. This is general information, not legal or payroll advice. Check the New Hampshire labor department for the current rules, and talk to a professional for your situation.

Sources: dol.nh.gov, dol.gov, gc.nh.gov, employmentlawhandbook.com.

Track New Hampshire hours the honest way with Clox

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 New Hampshire weekly-40 rule, so you are not doing this math by hand every Friday.
  • Export payroll-ready files for QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, and Paychex when the week is done.

You can see the plans on the pricing page, or start a free trial. It is 14 days free, no credit card to start, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Lock clock-in to the job site so the hours you calculate are the hours your crew actually worked on site.

Nearby state guides: Maine time tracking, Vermont time tracking.

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