What is the minimum wage in Detroit?

Detroit follows the Michigan state minimum wage, which is $10.10 per hour. There is no separate higher city minimum, so Michigan's rate is the floor for Detroit employers.

How is overtime calculated?

Under the federal FLSA, hours worked over 40 in a single workweek are paid at 1.5 times your regular rate. The first 40 hours are paid at the regular rate and only the excess gets the overtime premium.

How does the tipped minimum wage work?

Michigan lets employers pay tipped workers a lower cash wage of $3.84/hr, but tips must bring total earnings up to at least the full $10.10/hr. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference.

Does this tool deduct taxes?

No. It shows gross pay only — regular pay plus any overtime. Federal, Michigan state, and Detroit city income taxes plus FICA are withheld on top and are not modeled here.

What counts as a workweek for overtime?

A workweek is a fixed, recurring period of 168 hours (seven consecutive 24-hour days). Overtime is computed per workweek, not per pay period, so two 35-hour weeks do not trigger overtime even though they total 70 hours.

Detroit Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

This calculator works out gross weekly pay for an hourly worker in Detroit using the Michigan minimum wage of $10.10 per hour, the rate that applies inside the city. It pays overtime correctly at one and a half times your rate for any hours beyond 40 in the week.

How it works

Pay splits into two buckets. The first 40 hours are paid at your regular rate. Any hours above 40 are overtime and paid at 1.5x:

regular_pay  = min(hours, 40) * rate
overtime_pay = max(hours - 40, 0) * rate * 1.5
gross        = regular_pay + overtime_pay

For tipped workers, Michigan permits a reduced cash wage of $3.84/hr, but the law requires that cash wage plus tips reach the full $10.10/hr. The tool checks this and flags any shortfall the employer must make up.

Example

A worker logs 46 hours at $12.00/hr. Regular pay is 40 * 12 = $480. Overtime is 6 * 12 * 1.5 = $108. Gross weekly pay is $588 before taxes.

Notes

This is gross pay only and uses the standard FLSA overtime rule. It does not model double-time, shift differentials, or salaried exemptions. Always confirm your exact rate against your pay stub and current Michigan wage law.