What is the minimum wage in San Jose?

San Jose's local minimum wage is 17.55 dollars per hour. It is set above the California statewide minimum and is adjusted annually for inflation. Most employers in the city must pay at least this rate.

How does California overtime work?

California requires 1.5x pay for hours over 8 in a single day or over 40 in a week, and 2x double time for hours beyond 12 in a day. Daily overtime is the key difference from federal rules, which only count weekly hours over 40.

What is the seventh-consecutive-day rule?

If you work seven consecutive days in a workweek, the first 8 hours on the seventh day are paid at 1.5x and anything beyond 8 hours that day is paid at 2x. This tool focuses on the daily 8 and 12 hour thresholds for a standard week.

Can tips count toward the minimum wage in California?

No. California does not allow a tip credit. Employers must pay the full minimum wage of 17.55 dollars per hour in San Jose regardless of tips, and any tips are on top of that wage.

Does double time stack on top of overtime?

No, the rates do not stack. Each hour is paid at exactly one rate: straight time, 1.5x overtime, or 2x double time, based on which threshold it falls into. The tool assigns the correct single rate to each hour worked.

San Jose Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

California has stricter overtime rules than federal law, including daily overtime and double time. This calculator pays San Jose’s 17.55 dollar minimum wage and correctly splits each day’s hours into straight time, 1.5x overtime after 8 hours, and 2x double time after 12 hours.

How it works

California computes overtime per day and per week. For each day:

Hours 0–8    → straight time (1.0×)
Hours 8–12   → overtime      (1.5×)
Hours over 12 → double time  (2.0×)

A weekly check then promotes any straight-time hours beyond 40 in the week to 1.5x, so total overtime is the larger of the daily and weekly results. Each hour is paid at exactly one rate — rates do not stack.

Example

Working 10 hours in a day at 17.55 gives 8 hours of straight time (140.40) plus 2 hours of overtime at 26.325 (52.65), for 193.05 that day. A 13-hour day adds 1 hour of double time at 35.10.

Notes

The tool models the daily 8 and 12 hour thresholds plus the weekly 40-hour check. The seventh-consecutive-day rule and meal-penalty premiums are not included. California does not permit a tip credit, so the full minimum wage applies regardless of tips.