Overtime in Mississippi

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Published July 14, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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Mississippi overtime: min wage authority is 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(C) (federal FLSA $7.25/hour floor) — Mississippi is one of five states (AL, LA, MS, SC, TN) with no state minimum wage law; per NCSL state minimum-wage table, Mississippi 'defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage'; min wage effective date is 2009-07-24.

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Citation: 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) (federal FLSA — Mississippi has no state overtime statute)

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Min Wage Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(C) (federal FLSA $7.25/hour floor) — Mississippi is one of five states (AL, LA, MS, SC, TN) with no state minimum wage law; per NCSL state minimum-wage table, Mississippi 'defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage'
Min Wage Effective Date: 2009-07-24
Min Wage Effective Rate: 7.25
Minimum Wage: 7.25

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Overtime in Mississippi

Mississippi follows the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1)) for overtime, as the state has no separate overtime statute. This federal rule generally requires overtime pay at a rate of one and one-half times an employee’s regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. The specific dollar amount or formula is set by the statute, and a step-by-step calculation is shown in the worked example below. The law also provides certain exemptions from this requirement, but the exact criteria are detailed in the official source. To estimate overtime pay for a given situation, the DocketMath calculator can compute the result using the federal rule.

Wage calculation example

For a Mississippi wage or overtime example, use only values backed by the verified rule packet. The verified packet cites 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) (federal FLSA — Mississippi has no state overtime statute) (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

This example is generated from packet-backed values. Confirm coverage, exemptions, lookback periods, and liquidated-damages rules before relying on the amount.