What is the minimum wage in Raleigh?

Raleigh's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. North Carolina sets its minimum equal to the federal floor and has no separate city or state rate, so $7.25 applies to most non-tipped workers in Raleigh.

How is overtime calculated in North Carolina?

Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the regular hourly rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. North Carolina follows the federal weekly threshold rather than a daily overtime rule.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Raleigh?

Tipped employees can be paid a cash wage as low as $2.13 per hour as long as the cash wage plus tips equals at least the full $7.25 minimum. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference.

Does this tool calculate taxes or net pay?

No. It calculates gross pay before any federal, state, or FICA withholding. Your take-home pay will be lower after deductions, which depend on your filing status and allowances.

Is overtime based on the day or the week?

North Carolina uses a weekly standard, so overtime begins after 40 hours in a workweek regardless of how many hours you work on any single day.

Raleigh Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

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This calculator works out gross weekly pay for hourly workers in Raleigh, using North Carolina’s $7.25 per hour minimum wage. It splits your hours into regular and overtime, applies the 1.5x overtime multiplier above 40 hours, and checks tipped-worker pay against the full minimum.

How it works

Pay is computed on a weekly basis. Hours up to 40 are paid at the base rate; hours beyond 40 earn time-and-a-half:

regular_hours  = min(hours, 40)
overtime_hours = max(hours - 40, 0)
gross = regular_hours * rate + overtime_hours * rate * 1.5

For tipped workers, North Carolina allows a cash wage as low as $2.13/hr, but the cash wage plus hourly tips must reach the $7.25 minimum. If cash_wage + tips < 7.25, the employer owes the shortfall.

Example

At the $7.25 minimum working 45 hours: 40 regular hours pay 40 * 7.25 = $290, and 5 overtime hours pay 5 * 7.25 * 1.5 = $54.38, for $344.38 gross that week.

Notes

This is an estimate of gross pay before taxes. North Carolina has no local minimum higher than the federal $7.25, so Raleigh follows the statewide rate. Confirm the current rate and any tip-credit obligations with your employer or the North Carolina Department of Labor.