STATE GUIDESJuly 5, 20265 min read

Virginia Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules

Overtime in Virginia is time and a half after 40 hours in a week. $12. 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 Virginia, two questions come up every payroll: how much do you owe once someone crosses into overtime, and are you following the state's rules. Virginia uses the federal 40-hour rule, so any hour past 40 in a workweek is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. $12. This page gives you a free Virginia 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 Virginia overtime calculator

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

Virginia overtime calculator

Hours worked this week

Hourly rate

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

Virginia minimum wage: $12.

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

Virginia wage and hour rules

Here is the short version of the rules an hourly Virginia 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	$12.77/hr (effective Jan 1, 2026). Statewide single rate; no local minimums and no employer-size variant. Annually CPI-adjusted (up from $12.41 in 2025). Above the federal $7.25.
Overtime	1.5x the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. Virginia follows the federal FLSA weekly-40 standard (Va. overtime provisions align with the FLSA).
Daily overtime	None. Virginia has no daily overtime and no double-time requirement; overtime is calculated on a weekly (over-40) basis only.
Meal break	No state meal-break requirement for adult employees (16 and older). Employees aged 14-15 must get a 30-minute break after 5 consecutive hours. If an employer voluntarily provides a bona fide meal period (typically 30+ min, employee relieved of duties), it may be unpaid.
Rest break	No state rest-break requirement for adults. If an employer voluntarily offers short breaks (20 minutes or less), federal law requires they be paid.
Final paycheck	Next regular payday. Under Va. Code § 40.1-29(B), final wages must be paid on or before the date the employee would have been paid had employment not ended. Same rule whether the worker quits or is terminated. No accelerated deadline.

Virginia wage and hour rules for hourly workers, as researched for 2026.

Confirm before you rely on these

Minimum wage figure is the CPI-adjusted rate in effect Jan 1, 2026 through Dec 31, 2026; the Commissioner sets the next adjustment by Oct 1, 2026 to take effect Jan 1, 2027. Overtime "follows FLSA" is confirmed via secondary legal reference plus the statutory framework; DOL's state-law table (dol.gov) returned 403 and could not be fetched to cross-check, but the weekly-40 rule is not in dispute. Note: HB5 (signed 2026) phases in a paid-leave/paid-sick accrual mandate by employer size (50+ by Jul 1 2027; 25+ by Jan 1 2028; all employers by Jan 1 2029), not yet in effect in July 2026 and separate from the fields above. This is general information, not legal or payroll advice. Check the Virginia labor department for the current rules, and talk to a professional for your situation.

Sources: doli.virginia.gov, doli.virginia.gov, law.lis.virginia.gov, employmentlawhandbook.com.

Track Virginia 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 Virginia 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.

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Virginia Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules

Free Virginia overtime calculator

Virginia wage and hour rules

Track Virginia hours the honest way with Clox

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