New York Overtime Calculator

New York State Labor Law & FLSA Compliance

New York State has some of the strict labor protection laws in the United States, governed by the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) and Article 19 of the NY Labor Law.

Core NY Overtime & Spread Equations

• Regular Pay (up to 40 hrs): Pay_reg = Min(Hours, 40) × R_hourly

• Overtime Rate: R_OT = 1.5 × R_hourly

• Overtime Pay: Pay_OT = Max(0, Hours - 40) × R_OT

• NY Spread of Hours Extra Pay: Pay_spread = N_spread days × R_NY min wage

• Total Gross Pay: Gross = Pay_reg + Pay_OT + Pay_spread

The New York Spread of Hours Rule

• If an employee's workday spans more than 10 hours from beginning to end (e.g. 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM with an unpaid meal break), the worker is entitled to an extra 1 hour of pay at the basic minimum wage rate.

How to Use This Calculator

Enter your Regular Hourly Wage (e.g. 20.00 in /hr), Total Weekly Hours Worked (e.g. 50 in hrs), and Days with >10 Hr Shift Spread (e.g. 2 in days). Results update instantly as you type — adjust any value to compare scenarios.

The Formula

Formula Reference: New York Overtime Calculator

Input variables:

hourlyWageUsd — Regular Hourly Wage

hoursWorkedWeekly — Total Weekly Hours Worked

spreadOfHoursDays — Days with >10 Hr Shift Spread

Computed outputs:

totalGrossPayUsd — Total Gross Weekly Pay

regularPayUsd — Regular Straight-Time Pay (40 hrs)

overtimePayUsd — Overtime Pay (1.5x Rate)

spreadOfHoursPayUsd — NY Spread of Hours Extra Pay

Mathematical relationships extracted from calculation logic:

regPay = regHours * rate

otRate = rate * 1.5

otPay = otHours * otRate

spreadPay = spreadDays * nyMinWage

totalGross = regPay + otPay + spreadPay

Reference constants:

nyMinWage = 16.00

Standard: US DOL / FLSA federal employment standards

Worked Example

Calculating weekly gross pay for an employee working 50 hours at 20.00/hr with 2 days having a >10 hour shift spread: Yields 800.00 regular pay (40 hrs), 300.00 overtime pay, 32.00 NY spread of hours pay, totaling 1,132.00 gross pay.

Understanding Your Result

Evaluate your result in the context of your specific use case and relevant industry standards or reference values. A single calculated result is a starting point — test two to three scenarios to understand how sensitive the outcome is to your key input assumptions. For high-stakes decisions, verify your result against a secondary source or subject-matter expert before acting.