What a week pays in Maryland
Take a 44-hour week with a 12-hour Monday, at $20 an hour. Under Maryland rules that is 40 regular hours and 4 hours of overtime, for $920.00.
That matches federal rules alone, because Maryland’s rule does not pay more than the federal 40-hour week for this schedule. Change the hours in the calculator above to test your own week.
Who the rule covers
48 hours for employees of bowling establishments and of non-hospital institutions caring for residents who are aged, sick, or have intellectual disabilities or mental disorders; 60 hours for agricultural employees who are exempt from FLSA overtime.
- Employees of FLSA-covered employers still earn federal overtime after 40 hours, even where a 48-hour state rule applies.
How federal law fits in
The FLSA applies in every state: a covered, non-exempt employee earns at least 1.5 times the regular rate for each hour over 40 in a workweek. Where a state rule and the federal rule both apply, the employee gets whichever pays more for each hour, never both. At $20.00 an hour, federal overtime is $30.00 an hour.
For the federal overtime deduction, only the premium on hours over 40 in a week counts, the same in Maryland as everywhere else. The no tax on overtime calculator works out that deduction.
Questions people ask
What is the overtime law in Maryland?
Maryland requires 1.5 times the usual hourly wage for hours over 40 in a workweek, which matches the FLSA weekly rule for most employees.
Does Maryland have daily overtime?
No. Maryland has no daily overtime rule for most employees, so overtime is owed for hours over 40 in a workweek under federal law.
Is double time required in Maryland?
No. Maryland law does not require double time. It is paid only when an employer policy or a union contract provides for it.
Can a Maryland employer average hours over two weeks?
Not for federal overtime. Each workweek stands alone under the FLSA, so 30 hours one week and 50 the next means 10 hours of overtime in the second week, even when both are paid together.