New York Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules
Overtime in New York is time and a half after 40 hours in a week. $16. 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 New York, 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 York uses the federal 40-hour rule, so any hour past 40 in a workweek is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. $16. This page gives you a free New York 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 York 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 York rules: time and a half after 40 hours, with no daily overtime.
New York 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 York follows the federal rule and has no daily overtime, so hours over 8 in a day do not trigger overtime on their own.
New York minimum wage: $16.
Estimate only, for planning. Confirm current figures with the New York labor department. This is not legal or payroll advice.
New York wage and hour rules
Here is the short version of the rules an hourly New York 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
$16.00/hr statewide (effective Jan 1, 2026); $17.00/hr in New York City, Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk), and Westchester County. For hourly field/construction workers, use the region where the work is performed. Rates are indexed to CPI-W (Northeast) starting Jan 1, 2027.
Overtime
1.5x the regular rate for all hours over 40 in a payroll week (follows federal FLSA). Non-exempt construction/field workers qualify. (Note: "live-in"/residential employees are 44-hour threshold, and farm workers are on a separate graduated schedule, neither applies to typical field/construction crews.)
Daily overtime
None. New York has no daily overtime and no double-time; overtime is based solely on weekly hours over 40.
Meal break
Yes, New York does require meal periods (unlike most Northeast states). Non-factory workers (includes construction/field): a 30-minute unpaid meal break for a shift of more than 6 hours that spans the 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. period; plus a 20-minute break between 5:00-7:00 p.m. for shifts running from before 11:00 a.m. to after 7:00 p.m. Factory workers get a 60-minute midday meal break. (NY Labor Law §162.)
Rest break
No state rest-break/coffee-break requirement for adults. New York mandates meal periods and a weekly day of rest, but no short paid rest breaks. (Short breaks, if voluntarily given, are paid under FLSA.)
Final paycheck
By the regular payday for the pay period in which the employment ended (whether the employee quits or is discharged). If requested, the employer must mail it. (NY Labor Law §191.)
New York wage and hour rules for hourly workers, as researched for 2026.
Confirm before you rely on these
All figures verified against the NY Department of Labor primary site (dol.ny.gov) in July 2026. The $16.00/$17.00 rates are in effect Jan 1-Dec 31, 2026; no scheduled July 2026 mid-year change. New York's next increase (Jan 1, 2027) will be CPI-W-indexed and was not yet published at time of research. Regional variant matters: verify the county where field/construction work is performed (NYC/Nassau/Suffolk/Westchester = $17.00; elsewhere = $16.00). NY is a notable Northeast exception in that it DOES have a statutory meal-period requirement. This is general information, not legal or payroll advice. Check the New York 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 New York weekly-40 rule, so you are not doing this math by hand every Friday.
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