New Hampshire has no state overtime law, so federal FLSA rules decide your pay. Enter your rate and hours for a New Hampshire paycheck estimate: 1.5 times pay after 40 hours a week, no daily overtime, and no state income tax on wages.
Rules verified November 2026 · Sources: U.S. Department of Labor and New Hampshire Department of Labor
By Mudassir Khan
Federal FLSA rules, New Hampshire framing. Each workweek stands alone.
New Hampshire wage claims may be filed within 36 months from when wages were due. Estimates only. Not tax, legal, or payroll advice. Confirm with your employer or a qualified professional.
New Hampshire has no state overtime statute, so the Fair Labor Standards Act applies directly: nonexempt employees earn at least 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek.
New Hampshire taxes neither wages nor salaries. The old interest and dividends tax was repealed effective 2025, so paychecks face no state income tax at all.
A wage claim is a request for a hearing against your employer, and it may be filed within 36 months from when the wages were due. That is far more time than most states allow, though the federal 2 year FLSA clock still applies to federal claims.
Gross = (40 × rate) + (hours over 40 × rate × 1.5)
| Rule | New Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Overtime rule | Federal FLSA only: 1.5 times pay after 40 hours in a workweek |
| Minimum wage 2026 | $7.25 (same as the federal floor) |
| State income tax | None on wages (interest and dividends tax repealed effective 2025) |
| Claim agency | New Hampshire Department of Labor |
| Claim deadline | 36 months (3 years) from when wages were due |
| Worker | Math | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| $7.25/hr, 48 hours | $290 + 8 × $10.88 | $377.00 |
| $15/hr, 55 hours | $600 + 15 × $22.50 | $937.50 |
| $25/hr, 50 hours | $1,000 + 10 × $37.50 | $1,375.00 |
| $12/hr, 40 hours in four 10 hour days | 40 × $12, no overtime | $480.00 |
Example 4 is the New Hampshire trap: the same four 10 hour days would earn 8 overtime hours in California. In New Hampshire they earn none, because only the weekly 40 hour line counts.
No state income tax on wages. New Hampshire is famous for it: no tax on wages or salaries, and the old tax on interest and dividends ended in 2025. Overtime pay is reduced only by federal income tax and Social Security and Medicare taxes.
Discharged workers get paid fast. New Hampshire requires discharged employees to be paid in full within 72 hours, and willful failure adds 10% of the unpaid wages per day as liquidated damages.
Weekly or biweekly pay. Wages must be paid weekly or biweekly unless the Labor Commissioner permits a slower schedule, so overtime lands on a regular rhythm.
New Hampshire’s New England neighbors use the same weekly overtime test: our Vermont overtime calculator, Maine overtime calculator, and Rhode Island overtime calculator show the math across the region. The federal baseline is explained in the FLSA overtime rules guide.
No. New Hampshire has no state overtime statute, so the federal Fair Labor Standards Act decides overtime for New Hampshire workers: 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, for nonexempt employees.
$7.25 an hour, the same as the federal minimum wage. New Hampshire has no higher state floor.
With the New Hampshire Department of Labor through its online wage claim form, or with the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, or in court. State wage claims may be filed within 36 months from when wages were due.
No. New Hampshire has no daily overtime rule. Only the weekly line matters: hours over 40 in a workweek earn 1.5 times the regular rate, no matter how long any single day was.
No. New Hampshire has no income tax on wages or salaries, so no state tax comes out of overtime pay. Federal income tax plus Social Security and Medicare taxes still apply to overtime wages in full.
Yes, if nonexempt. A salary alone does not remove overtime rights in New Hampshire. 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 New Hampshire framing? Use the overtime pay calculator. Curious what the no tax on overtime deduction does to a New Hampshire paycheck? Try the deduction calculator; with no state income tax, the federal deduction goes further here.