What is the minimum wage in Washington DC?

Washington DC's minimum wage is $17.00 per hour. This District rate is among the highest in the country and applies to most non-tipped workers in DC, indexed to inflation each year.

How is overtime calculated in Washington DC?

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

What is the tipped minimum wage in Washington DC?

Tipped employees are paid a lower cash wage, but their cash wage plus tips must equal at least the full $17.00 minimum. Under Initiative 82 the tipped cash wage is rising toward the standard minimum, and any shortfall must be made up by the employer.

Does this tool calculate taxes or net pay?

No. It calculates gross pay before any federal, DC, 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?

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

Washington DC Minimum Wage & Overtime Calculator

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This calculator works out gross weekly pay for hourly workers in Washington DC, using the District’s $17.00 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, the cash wage plus hourly tips must reach the $17.00 minimum. If cash_wage + tips < 17.00, the employer owes the shortfall.

Example

At the $17.00 minimum working 45 hours: 40 regular hours pay 40 * 17 = $680, and 5 overtime hours pay 5 * 17 * 1.5 = $127.50, for $807.50 gross that week.

Notes

This is an estimate of gross pay before taxes. The $17.00 figure is the DC minimum wage and is indexed to inflation, so confirm the current rate. Tipped cash-wage rules are changing under Initiative 82 — verify any tip-credit obligations with your employer or the DC Department of Employment Services.