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California Time Card Calculator — Weekly Timesheet With California Overtime Rules

A weekly time card that scores your hours the California way: daily overtime after 8 hours, double time after 12, and 7th-day rules. Add your shifts, breaks and rate — totals, overtime split and gross pay update as you type.

In short: This time card applies California's overtime rule (daily overtime after 8 hours, double time after 12, and 7th-day rules) instead of a generic one. It is pre-loaded with a Monday–Saturday week at the 2026 California minimum wage of $16.90/hour; replace it with your own shifts and rate. Your entries save on this device only.
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California Weekly Time Card — California Overtime Rule Built In

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Save My Week — pick up where you left off

Your entries are saved automatically on this device only (browser local storage) — no account, no server, nothing uploaded. Open this page on Friday and your whole week is still here. When a new week starts, archive this one and begin fresh; past weeks stay viewable below.

How It Works — The Rule Behind This Time Card

California does not wait for 40 hours: overtime starts after 8 hours in a day at 1.5×, double time follows after 12, and the 7th consecutive day of a workweek is paid at premium rates from the first hour. The card first turns each shift into paid minutes (clock-out minus clock-in, minus unpaid breaks, with overnight shifts rolled into the next day), optionally rounds punches the way payroll does, and then splits the week under California's rule:

California minimum wage (2026): $16.90/hour. Source for overtime rules: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_overtime.htm. Source for the minimum wage: US Department of Labor, State Minimum Wage Laws table. Last verified: November 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this time card apply California's overtime rule?

Yes. Unlike the generic flagship card, this page splits your week under California's rule: daily overtime after 8 hours, double time after 12, and 7th-day rules. Premium hours are never double-counted.

What is the minimum wage in California in 2026?

The 2026 California minimum wage is $16.90 per hour for most workers. The card is pre-loaded at that rate — change it to your actual rate and the pay split follows.

How much is a 48-hour week at the California minimum wage?

Six 8-hour days at $16.90: 40.00 regular hours ($676.00) plus 8.00 overtime hours ($202.80) = $878.80 gross before taxes — the exact week pre-loaded in the card above.

Does California require overtime after 8 hours in a day?

No. California has no daily overtime requirement for most private employers, so a single long day is paid at your regular rate unless it pushes the workweek past 40 hours. Daily overtime is rare in the US — only a handful of states, including California, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon, have a version of it.

Does the card save my week?

Yes — automatically, in your browser's local storage on this device only. Nothing is uploaded and there is no account. Archive the week when a new one starts; the last 12 archived weeks stay viewable on the same device.

How it works — the formula

The formula: Paid minutes per day = (clock-out − clock-in) − unpaid break. Then: Score each day first, then the week. A normal day: first 8 hours regular, next 4 at 1.5×, beyond 12 at 2×. A 7th consecutive day: first 8 hours at 1.5×, the rest at 2×. Then regular hours still above 40 for the week move into overtime. Gross = (regular × rate) + (overtime × rate × 1.5) + (double time × rate × 2).

Worked example

Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM with a 30-minute unpaid break — 8 paid hours a day, 48 for the week — at the California minimum wage of $16.90/hour: the card totals 48:00 hours — 40:00 regular and 8:00 overtime, for a gross of $878.80 ($676.00 + $202.80). That is the week already loaded in the calculator above.

Frequently asked questions

Can daily and weekly overtime stack on the same hour?

No — that is called pyramiding, and it is not allowed. An hour paid at a daily premium is not counted again toward the 40-hour weekly threshold; you receive whichever treatment benefits you more for that hour, never both.

What changes if my break is paid?

Paid break minutes stay in your paid time instead of coming off the shift. That can move a day or a week across a threshold: a 9:00-to-6:30 shift with a paid 30-minute break holds 9.5 paid hours, not 9.

Disclaimer: Estimates only — not payroll or legal advice. Your employer's payroll rules and state law control your actual pay. Figures are rounded for display; your pay stub and payroll department are the official record.

Embed this calculator on your website — free

Add this calculator to your own website or blog — it is completely free, needs no sign-up, and always shows the latest version. Copy the code below and paste it into your page where you want the calculator to appear. Keeping the small “Powered by Loona Automation” credit line under the embed helps keep this tool free — but you are free to style or remove it; the tool works either way.