What is the minimum wage in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach follows the statewide Virginia minimum wage of $12.00 per hour. Virginia does not allow cities to set a separate local minimum, so the state rate applies citywide.

How is overtime calculated?

Under federal and Virginia law, non-exempt workers earn 1.5 times their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. The calculator applies that multiplier only to hours above the 40-hour threshold.

How does tipped pay work in Virginia?

Employers may pay a lower cash wage and claim a tip credit, but cash wage plus tips must reach the full $12.00 minimum. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference.

Is this gross or net pay?

The result is gross pay before federal, FICA, and Virginia state withholding. Your take-home pay will be lower after taxes and any benefit deductions.

Does overtime use daily or weekly hours?

Virginia uses the federal weekly standard, so overtime is based on hours over 40 in a single workweek, not on hours over 8 in a day.

Virginia Beach Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

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Virginia Beach pay at the $12.00 minimum

Virginia Beach uses Virginia’s statewide minimum wage of $12.00/hr. This tool computes your weekly gross pay, applies time-and-a-half overtime for hours over 40, and checks the tipped-worker rule so you can verify a paycheck quickly.

How it works

Pay splits into regular and overtime hours within a single workweek:

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

For tipped workers, the employer may pay a lower cash wage but the cash wage plus hourly tips must reach the $12.00 minimum. When the combined figure falls short, the employer owes the shortfall on worked hours.

Tips and example

At 12.00/hr for 45 hours, regular pay is 40 * 12.00 = 480 and overtime is 5 * 12.00 * 1.5 = 90, for a gross of 570. If a tipped worker earns 9.00 cash plus 4.00 tips, that totals 13.00/hr, which clears the 12.00 minimum so no make-up pay is owed.

Enter your real rate and hours to confirm a paycheck, and toggle the tipped option to test tip-credit scenarios.