What is Columbus's minimum wage?

Columbus follows Ohio's state minimum wage, which is $10.45 per hour for non-tipped employees at larger employers. There is no separate Columbus city minimum, so the Ohio rate applies citywide.

How does overtime work in Ohio?

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Ohio law, non-exempt employees earn 1.5 times their regular rate for every hour worked over 40 in a workweek. This tool applies that time-and-a-half automatically to hours past 40.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Ohio?

Tipped employees in Ohio have a cash minimum of $5.25 per hour. Employers take a 'tip credit' for the rest, but tips plus cash wage must reach at least the full $10.45 minimum — if they fall short, the employer must make up the difference.

Is overtime on tipped pay based on the full rate?

Yes. Overtime for tipped workers is calculated on the full minimum wage ($10.45), not the lower $5.25 cash wage, then the tip credit is applied. This tool computes overtime from the full rate to stay compliant.

Are my hours and pay stored?

No. The calculation runs locally in your browser and no data is uploaded or saved.

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Columbus follows Ohio’s state minimum wage of $10.45 per hour, with time-and-a-half required for hours over 40 in a week. This free calculator works out your weekly gross pay — including the tipped-worker cash wage of $5.25 and the tip-credit top-up — so you can check your paycheck.

How it works

Pay splits into regular hours (up to 40) and overtime hours (above 40) at 1.5x:

regular hours  = min(hours, 40)
overtime hours = max(hours − 40, 0)
regular pay    = regular hours × rate
overtime pay   = overtime hours × rate × 1.5
gross          = regular pay + overtime pay

For tipped workers, the employer pays a $5.25 cash wage and claims a tip credit, but your tips plus cash wage must reach the full $10.45 minimum. Overtime is computed on the full $10.45 rate (not the cash wage) before applying the credit, as the law requires.

Example

A non-tipped worker at $10.45/hr who works 46 hours:

Regular: 40 × 10.45 = $418.00
Overtime: 6 × 10.45 × 1.5 = $94.05
Gross: $512.05

Notes

The $10.45 figure is Ohio’s non-tipped minimum for larger employers (annual gross receipts above the state threshold). Very small employers and 14–15-year-olds may use the lower federal $7.25 floor. Always check tips actually bring tipped pay up to the full minimum — if they do not, the employer owes the shortfall.