Overtime in Georgia

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Published July 14, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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Georgia overtime: min wage authority is O.C.G.A. § 34-4-3 sets the Georgia state minimum wage at $5.15/hr, but the federal FLSA floor of $7.25/hr (29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(C)) preempts for the vast majority of workers because Georgia's state minimum applies only to employers expressly outside FLSA coverage and excludes employers with five or fewer employees, domestic workers, farm owners/sharecroppers, employers of newspaper-sales staff, and certain tipped/student/learner roles. In practice, FLSA-covered employees in Georgia are entitled to $7.25/hr.; min wage effective date is 2009-07-24.

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Citation: 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1)

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Min Wage Authority: O.C.G.A. § 34-4-3 sets the Georgia state minimum wage at $5.15/hr, but the federal FLSA floor of $7.25/hr (29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(C)) preempts for the vast majority of workers because Georgia's state minimum applies only to employers expressly outside FLSA coverage and excludes employers with five or fewer employees, domestic workers, farm owners/sharecroppers, employers of newspaper-sales staff, and certain tipped/student/learner roles. In practice, FLSA-covered employees in Georgia are entitled to $7.25/hr.
Min Wage Effective Date: 2009-07-24
Minimum Wage: 7.25

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Overtime in Georgia

In Georgia, overtime pay is governed by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, specifically 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1). Under this statute, covered employers must pay an overtime premium for hours worked beyond the standard workweek threshold. The law sets out the general rule and provides specific exceptions that may apply depending on the nature of the employment. The verified figure of $300.00 appears in the worked example below, which demonstrates how the overtime calculation operates under this statute. For exact details on how the formula applies to different employment situations, the official source at law.cornell.edu provides the full statutory language. To estimate a potential overtime amount, users can consult the DocketMath calculator with their own hours and pay rate.

Wage calculation example

For a Georgia wage or overtime example, use only values backed by the verified rule packet. The verified packet cites 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/207).

Example inputs:

Hourly rate: $20
Hours at issue: 10
Applied multiplier: 1.5x

Calculation:

Multiply the hourly rate by the hours at issue.
Apply the verified multiplier when the claim type requires it.
Example amount: $300.00

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