What is the minimum wage in Salt Lake City?

Salt Lake City has no separate city minimum wage, so the Utah state minimum of $7.25 per hour applies, which matches the federal floor. Utah does not index its minimum wage to inflation, so this rate has held for years.

How is overtime calculated?

Under the federal FLSA, which Utah follows, non-exempt employees earn 1.5 times their regular rate for every hour worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Overtime is calculated weekly, not daily, in Utah.

How does tipped pay work in Utah?

Utah allows a tipped cash wage of $2.13 per hour as long as tips bring the worker to at least $7.25 per hour overall. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference. The calculator flags any shortfall.

Is overtime based on the cash wage or full minimum for tipped workers?

Overtime for tipped workers is based on the full minimum wage of $7.25, not the $2.13 cash wage. The maximum tip credit is then subtracted, so tipped overtime is higher than 1.5 times $2.13.

Does Utah have daily overtime?

No. Unlike a few states, Utah follows the federal standard of weekly overtime only. Working ten hours in one day does not trigger overtime unless your weekly total exceeds 40 hours.

Salt Lake City Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

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Salt Lake City does not set its own minimum wage, so workers in the city are covered by the Utah state minimum of $7.25 per hour, identical to the federal floor. This calculator turns your hourly rate and weekly hours into gross pay, correctly splitting regular and overtime hours and handling tipped-worker rules.

How it works

Pay is computed on a weekly basis under the FLSA standard Utah follows:

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

For tipped employees the cash wage is $2.13/hr. The maximum tip credit is $7.25 − $2.13 = $5.12. Tipped overtime is paid on the full minimum: $7.25 × 1.5 − $5.12 per overtime hour. The tool also checks that your reported tips plus cash wage reach at least $7.25/hr; if not, your employer owes the gap.

Example and tips

A worker earning $7.25/hr for 45 hours is paid 40 regular hours ($290) plus 5 overtime hours at $10.875 ($54.38) for $344.38 gross. A tipped server at $2.13/hr cash for the same 45 hours earns $85.20 in cash wages plus overtime, but must receive enough in tips to clear the full minimum — otherwise the employer tops up the difference. Always track hours by workweek, since overtime in Utah is weekly, not daily.