Missouri state overtime law mirrors the federal FLSA: 1.5x pay for hours over 40 in a workweek, no daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours for an accurate Missouri paycheck estimate.
Rules verified November 2026 · Sources: U.S. Department of Labor
By Mudassir Khan
Missouri law mirrors the FLSA. Each workweek stands alone.
Wage complaints go to the Missouri Division of Labor Standards, within 2 years. Estimates only. Not tax, legal, or payroll advice. Confirm with your employer or a qualified professional.
Missouri overtime follows the federal FLSA because state law mirrors it: nonexempt workers earn 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, with no daily overtime. The 2026 minimum wage is $15 an hour after Proposition A. Wage complaints go to the Missouri Division of Labor Standards, which investigates but cannot take your claim to court.
Voters passed Proposition A in November 2024, and the second step took Missouri's minimum wage from $13.75 to $15.00 an hour on January 1, 2026. Overtime math for minimum wage workers now runs off the $15 base, which is $22.50 an hour in overtime.
Missouri requires 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, matching the FLSA. The Division of Labor Standards investigates minimum wage and overtime complaints, and the time limit for wage deficiency actions is 2 years.
Missouri has no wage collection law, so no state agency can pursue your claim through the courts. The Division of Labor Standards investigates and tries to collect, but if that fails you bring the legal action yourself.
Gross = (40 × rate) + (hours over 40 × rate × 1.5)
| Rule | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Overtime rule | Federal FLSA, mirrored by state law: 1.5 times pay after 40 hours in a workweek |
| Minimum wage 2026 | $15.00 from Jan 1, 2026 ($13.75 in 2025; tipped cash wage $7.50) |
| State income tax | Graduated, topping at 4.7% |
| Claim agency | Missouri DOL, Division of Labor Standards (investigates; cannot take claims to court) |
| Claim deadline | 2 years under state law (RSMo 290.527); FLSA allows 3 years for willful violations |
| Worker | Math | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| $15/hr, 50 hours | $600 + 10 × $22.50 | $825.00 |
| $18/hr, 45 hours | $720 + 5 × $27 | $855.00 |
| $22/hr, 60 hours | $880 + 20 × $33 | $1,540.00 |
| $15/hr, 40 hours | 40 × $15, no overtime | $600.00 |
Example 1 shows the Proposition A effect: the same 50 hour week that paid $687.50 in overtime premium terms a year earlier now pays $225 in premium alone, because the base moved from $13.75 to $15.
Proposition A changed more than the rate. The ballot measure that raised the wage to $15 also scheduled inflation adjustments from 2027, but House Bill 567 in 2025 removed those adjustments. The rate stays at $15 until lawmakers or voters act again.
Small retail and service shops are exempt from the state floor. Retail or service employers with under $500,000 in annual gross income are not covered by Missouri's minimum wage law. If you work for one and are not covered by the FLSA either, the federal floor is what protects you.
Missouri doubles the damages. An employer that underpays wages owes the full deficiency plus an additional amount equal to twice the unpaid wages as liquidated damages, plus costs and attorney fees. That is stronger than the FLSA, which doubles only the unpaid amount once.
Like Missouri, Illinois runs the same weekly formula: our Illinois overtime calculator shows it on a different wage floor. The federal baseline is explained in the FLSA overtime rules guide.
Yes, and it mirrors the FLSA: 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek for nonexempt employees. There is no daily overtime rule.
With the Division of Labor Standards of the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The division investigates and tries to collect, but Missouri has no wage collection law, so a court action you bring yourself is the fallback.
$15.00 an hour from January 1, 2026, the final Proposition A step up from $13.75. Tipped employees must get at least $7.50 in cash wages. Small retail and service businesses under $500,000 in annual sales are exempt from the state floor.
No. Only the weekly 40 hour line creates overtime.
Yes. Missouri has a graduated income tax topping at 4.7%, so overtime is taxed like any other wages, plus federal taxes. Kansas City and St. Louis add a 1% earnings tax.
Yes, if nonexempt. A salary alone does not remove overtime rights. Only employees who pass the FLSA exempt duties and salary tests can be denied overtime pay.
Rates and rules checked against these sources in November 2026.
Want the same math without the Missouri framing? Use the overtime pay calculator. Curious what the federal no tax on overtime deduction does to a Missouri paycheck? Try the deduction calculator.