New York Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules
Overtime in New York is time and a half after 40 hours in a week. The New York minimum wage is $16.00 an hour. Use the free calculator below, check the state's wage and hour rules, and see how Clox tracks your crew's hours.
JULY 5, 2026 · BY THE CLOX TEAM
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. The New York minimum wage is $16.00 an hour. 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 your crew's hours.
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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.
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New York wage and hour rules
Here's 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.
$16.00/hr for the rest of the state (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.
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.)
None. New York has no daily overtime and no double-time; overtime is based solely on weekly hours over 40. New York does have a spread-of-hours rule: when the interval from the start to the end of the workday exceeds 10 hours, the employee is owed one extra hour of pay at the minimum wage.
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.)
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.)
If requested, the employer must mail it. (NY Labor Law §191.) New York also requires payroll records to be kept for 6 years (NYLL 195(4)).
Confirm before you rely on these
Rates verified August 2026. The $17.00 and $16.00 rates run through December 31, 2026, and the next increase on January 1, 2027 will be indexed to the Northeast CPI-W. Apply the rate for the county where the work is performed: $17.00 in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester, and $16.00 in the rest of the state. 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.
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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. New York requires payroll records be kept 6 years. The full breakdown is in how long to keep timesheets and payroll records.
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Track New York 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 a punch 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 New York 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.
You can see the plans on the pricing page, or start a free trial. It's 14 days free, no credit card to start, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
More state guides: Connecticut time tracking, New Jersey time tracking.