Maryland Overtime Pay Laws & Calculator

The rules

Source: 29 U.S.C. § 207 (federal FLSA)

• Overtime applies after 40 hours in a single workweek, paid at 1.5x your regular hourly rate.
• Maryland has no separate state-law daily-overtime or double-time requirement -- only the weekly threshold above applies.

Worked example

Take a non-exempt hourly employee in Maryland earning $20.00/hour who works 45 hours in one workweek (nine hours a day, Monday through Friday). Applying Maryland's rules above:

Use the full calculator to plug in your own rate, hours, and pay period — including estimated federal and Maryland tax withholding.

Is overtime taxed differently in Maryland?

No -- overtime pay isn't taxed at a different rate than your regular wages. It's simply added to your gross pay for that period and withheld the same way as any other pay. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracketed schedule topping out at 6.5% (Tax Foundation, 2026 State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets); overtime pay is withheld the same as any other wages, based on your total taxable pay for the period.

Who this applies to

• Maryland agricultural workers have a separate 60-hour weekly threshold -- not modeled here; this estimate is for general (non-agricultural) employment.
• This estimate assumes a non-exempt hourly employee. Executive, administrative, professional, and certain other roles may be exempt from overtime entirely under state and federal law.

This is an estimate for general informational purposes only, not legal, tax, or payroll advice. For your specific situation, consult your employer's payroll department, a licensed tax professional, or Maryland's labor department.