South Carolina Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules
Overtime in South Carolina is time and a half after 40 hours in a week. South Carolina 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.
JULY 5, 2026 · BY THE CLOX TEAM
If you run an hourly crew in South Carolina, two questions come up every payroll: how much do you owe once someone crosses into overtime, and are you following the state's rules. South Carolina uses the federal 40-hour rule, so any hour past 40 in a workweek is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. South Carolina follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. This page gives you a free South Carolina 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 South Carolina overtime calculator
Enter the hours someone worked in a week and their pay rate to see the regular and overtime split. The math follows South Carolina rules: time and a half after 40 hours, with no daily overtime.
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South Carolina wage and hour rules
Here's the short version of the rules an hourly South Carolina 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/hr, South Carolina has NO state minimum wage law, so the federal FLSA rate applies (effective July 24, 2009; unchanged for 2026). No local minimums and no employer-size variant. A 2025-2026 bill (H.3226) proposing $8.75 was introduced but has not been enacted.
1.5x the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek. South Carolina has no state overtime law; it follows the federal FLSA weekly-40 standard.
None. South Carolina has no daily overtime and no double-time requirement; overtime is weekly only (over 40 hours), per federal FLSA.
Breaks are governed by federal FLSA, which does not mandate meal periods. (State law requires only reasonable break time/space for nursing mothers.)
Under federal FLSA, if an employer voluntarily offers short breaks (typically 5-20 min) they must be paid, but no break is required.
§ 41-10-50). Applies to any separation, voluntary or involuntary.
Confirm before you rely on these
Rates verified August 2026. South Carolina has no state minimum wage statute, so the federal $7.25 rate applies. Minimum-wage bills were introduced in the 2025 to 2026 session, but none has been enacted. This is general information, not legal or payroll advice. Check the South Carolina labor department for the current rules, and talk to a professional for your situation.
Sources: llr.sc.gov, dol.gov, dol.gov, scstatehouse.gov, llr.sc.gov.
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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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: North Carolina time tracking, Georgia time tracking.