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Overtime and Exemption Checker

Walks the salary test and the duties test, applies the rule in your state, and works out what you would be owed on the hours you enter.

The duties test — answer about the work, not the title

This is not a legal determination. The duties test turns on facts a calculator cannot see, and your state agency will look at them for free.

What this tool knows, and what it does not

It knows: The structure of the federal test and the state rules that go further than it.

It does not know: What you actually do all day. It asks, and it can only work from your answers.

Nothing you type here is sent to us or stored. The whole calculation runs in your browser.

How to use it

1. Answer about the work, not the job title

A title has no effect on the test. "Manager" is not a legal category, and neither is "salaried".

2. Both tests have to be satisfied

A salary above the threshold does not make you exempt on its own. The duties test is the half most people have never been told about.

3. Check the state rule as well as the federal one

Some states owe overtime after eight hours in a day rather than only after forty in a week, and a few have their own higher salary threshold.

4. Use your regular rate, not your base hourly

It includes non-discretionary bonuses and shift differentials, which is where most underpayments start.

5. If the answer surprises you, take it to your state agency

They answer questions like this for free, and they can look at facts this tool cannot see.