What is the minimum wage in Fresno?

Fresno has no separate local minimum, so California's statewide minimum of $16.00 per hour applies. Some specific industries or larger employers may face higher state-mandated rates, but $16.00 is the general floor.

How does California overtime work?

California uses both daily and weekly overtime. You earn 1.5x for hours over 8 in a day and over 40 in a week, and 2x (double time) for hours over 12 in a single day. The tool applies all three tiers.

Does California allow a tip credit?

No. California prohibits tip credits, so tipped workers must be paid the full $16.00 minimum wage and keep their tips on top. The tool adds any tips per hour to gross pay rather than counting them toward the minimum.

When does double time apply?

Double time at 2x the regular rate applies to hours worked beyond 12 in a single workday, and to hours beyond 8 on the seventh consecutive day of a workweek. This calculator models the over-12-hours-per-day rule.

Is this gross or net pay?

The figures are gross pay before taxes and deductions. Actual take-home pay will be lower after federal and California income tax, Social Security, Medicare, and any benefit withholdings.

Fresno Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

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Calculate Fresno minimum wage and overtime

Fresno follows California’s statewide minimum wage of $16.00 per hour — there is no separate city minimum. California also has some of the most worker-friendly overtime rules in the country, applying overtime on a daily basis as well as weekly. This calculator builds your weekly gross pay from your rate and schedule, and adds tips on top because California allows no tip credit.

How it works

The tool splits your hours into California’s overtime tiers and pays each at the correct multiplier:

hours 0-8 per day    -> regular pay (1.0x)
hours 8-12 per day   -> overtime (1.5x)
hours over 12/day    -> double time (2.0x)
straight-time over 40/week -> moved to overtime (1.5x)

Daily tiers are computed first, then any straight-time hours beyond 40 in the week are shifted to the 1.5x overtime bucket so hours are never double-counted. Tips you enter are multiplied by total hours and added to gross pay, never used to offset the minimum wage.

Tips and example

At 16.00 per hour working 10 hours per day for 5 days, each day has 8 regular hours and 2 overtime hours. That is 40 regular hours at 16.00 (640.00) plus 10 overtime hours at 24.00 (240.00), for 880.00 gross that week. Push a day past 12 hours and those extra hours bill at 32.00 double time. Add tips per hour to see them stack on top, since California workers keep tips in full.