Utah has no state overtime law, so federal FLSA rules decide your pay. Enter your rate and hours for a Utah paycheck estimate: 1.5 times pay after 40 hours a week, no daily overtime, and a flat 4.45 percent state income tax on every overtime dollar.
Rules verified November 2026 · Sources: U.S. Department of Labor and Utah Labor Commission
By Mudassir Khan
Federal FLSA rules, Utah framing. Each workweek stands alone.
The Utah Labor Commission handles wage claims only for wages earned within the last year, and it does not handle overtime claims. Estimates only. Not tax, legal, or payroll advice. Confirm with your employer or a qualified professional.
Utah never passed its own 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.
The Utah Labor Commission Wage Claim Unit only accepts claims for wages earned within the last year from the filing date. Utah courts allow 3 years under the Payment of Wages Act, but the agency door closes much sooner.
Because Utah has no state overtime law, the Labor Commission cannot handle overtime only claims. Unpaid overtime goes to the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor or to court.
Gross = (40 × rate) + (hours over 40 × rate × 1.5)
| Rule | Utah |
|---|---|
| Overtime rule | Federal FLSA only: 1.5 times pay after 40 hours in a workweek |
| Minimum wage 2026 | $7.25 (Utah law excludes FLSA covered employment) |
| State income tax | Flat 4.45% for 2026, reduced from 4.5% by SB 60 |
| Claim agency | Utah Labor Commission, Wage Claim Unit (overtime claims go to federal DOL) |
| Claim deadline | 1 year to the Labor Commission; 3 years in court under the Utah Payment of Wages Act |
| Worker | Math | Gross |
|---|---|---|
| $7.25/hr, 45 hours | $290 + 5 × $10.88 | $344.38 |
| $18/hr, 52 hours | $720 + 12 × $27 | $1,044.00 |
| $22/hr, 48 hours | $880 + 8 × $33 | $1,144.00 |
| $10/hr, four 10 hour days (40 hrs) | 40 × $10, no overtime | $400.00 |
Example 4 is the Utah trap: the same four 10 hour days would earn 8 overtime hours in California. In Utah they earn none, because only the weekly 40 hour line counts.
The 4.45% flat tax. Utah taxes every dollar of taxable income at one flat rate, cut to 4.45% for 2026 by SB 60. Overtime pay gets no special treatment, so roughly four and a half cents of every overtime dollar goes to the state before you see it.
The 1 year deadline catches most people. Utah Code 34-28-9 gives the Labor Commission one year from the date wages were earned. A worker owed wages from 14 months ago can still sue in court, but the free agency route is already closed.
Claims are capped at $10,000. The Wage Claim Unit generally handles disputes from $50 to $10,000, so large overtime claims covering months of long weeks may need court instead.
Like Utah, Wyoming and Texas run on federal overtime law alone: our Wyoming overtime calculator and Texas overtime calculator show the same math in different states. The federal baseline is explained in the FLSA overtime rules guide.
No. Utah has no state overtime statute, so the federal Fair Labor Standards Act decides overtime for Utah workers: 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, for nonexempt employees.
$7.25 an hour. Utah law excludes employment covered by the FLSA, so covered workers are paid under the federal minimum wage.
Unpaid overtime goes to the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor or to court, because the Utah Labor Commission cannot handle overtime only claims. Other wage claims go to the Labor Commission Wage Claim Unit within 1 year.
No. Utah 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.
Yes. Utah charges a flat 4.45% income tax for 2026 on overtime wages, on top of federal income tax plus Social Security and Medicare taxes.
Yes, if nonexempt. A salary alone does not remove overtime rights in Utah. 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 Utah framing? Use the overtime pay calculator. Curious what the no tax on overtime deduction does to a Utah paycheck? Try the deduction calculator; it trims the federal bite on the overtime premium.