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Maryland agricultural overtime (after 60)
For an employee engaged in agriculture who is exempt from FLSA overtime, Maryland Lab. & Empl. § 3-420(c) / § 3-415 pays 1.5× after 60 hours in one workweek. No daily overtime. Not OR ag 48, not CO ag 48/56, not NY farm 52, not MN migrant 70h. Not the killed § 3-420(d) bowling/residential 48-hour row.
How § 3-420(c) pays
§ 3-420(c) says the wage for overtime may be computed on the basis of each hour over 60 hours that an employee works during 1 workweek when the employee (1) is engaged in agriculture and (2) is exempt from the overtime provisions of the federal Act (the FLSA — § 3-401(c)). § 3-415(a) requires an overtime wage of at least 1.5 times the usual hourly wage, computed under § 3-420. Maryland Department of Labor’s Minimum Wage and Overtime Law fact sheet restates the agency rule: agricultural workers who are not otherwise exempt from Maryland law must be paid 1.5 times their usual hourly rate for all hours worked over 60 per week. The Employment Standards agriculture-exemption flyer and the MDA reprint say the same “after sixty (60) hours per week” line for employees engaged in agriculture and exempt from federal overtime.
There is no daily overtime band, no Colorado-style peak-week 56, no 15-hour minimum-wage lump-sum, no New York designated rest-day premium, and no Minnesota biweekly 70-hour pay guarantee. Hours already in the regular band convert to overtime only after the week passes 60 (anti-pyramiding is irrelevant because there is no daily OT to stack). Fully exempt “certain agricultural employees” on the Maryland MW/OT exemption lists, and farm workers who are not FLSA-OT-exempt (so FLSA after 40 may control), are out of punch scope on this page.
Six 10h days @ $20 → $1,200 (60 regular).
Same punches on /oregon-agricultural-overtime/ or /colorado-agricultural-overtime/ off-peak → 48 regular + 12 OT = $1,320.
Same on /new-york-farm-overtime/ → 52 regular + 8 OT = $1,280.
Seven 10h days @ $20 → 60 regular + 10 OT = $1,500.
One 16h harvest day → $320 all regular here; Colorado ag adds one hour at Colorado MW $15.16.
Sources
- Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 3-420 — Overtime computation (official MGALEG)
- Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 3-415 — Overtime wage at least 1.5×
- Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 3-401 — “federal Act” = FLSA
- Maryland Minimum Wage and Overtime Law (MD Labor ESS — agricultural workers over 60)
- Maryland Guide to Wage Payment — Overtime (farm workers over 60)
- The Maryland Guide to Wage Payment and Employment Standards (PDF)
- MD Labor ESS — Agriculture Exemptions (after sixty (60) hours; Rev. 2/2022)
- MDA — Maryland Wage and Hour Agriculture Exemptions
FAQ
When does Maryland agricultural overtime start under § 3-420(c)?
For an employee engaged in agriculture who is exempt from FLSA overtime, Maryland overtime is 1.5× for each hour over 60 in one workweek (§ 3-420(c) + § 3-415(a)). MD Labor wagehrfacts: agricultural workers not otherwise exempt from Maryland law must be paid 1.5× for hours over 60 per week.
Is this the same as Oregon or Colorado agricultural overtime?
No. Oregon is weekly 48 (2025–2026). Colorado is weekly 48 (or 56 peak) plus a 15-hour MW lump-sum. Maryland is weekly 60 only. Six 10-hour days are all regular here and 48+12 OT on those pages (off-peak CO).
Is this New York farm overtime after 52?
No. /new-york-farm-overtime/ is DOL 2026 after 52 plus rest-day 1.5×. This page is weekly 60 with no rest-day line.
Is this the Minnesota migrant 70-hour guarantee?
No. /minnesota-migrant-guarantee/ is a biweekly ≥70h pay floor plus after-48 each week. Maryland § 3-420(c) is a single-week after-60 overtime threshold.
Is this the Maryland 48-hour bowling or residential-care rule?
No. That is § 3-420(d) — a different subsection, not this page. This calculator is only agriculture after 60 under § 3-420(c).
Who is covered?
Agricultural employees who are FLSA-OT-exempt but still under Maryland § 3-415. Fully exempt certain agricultural employees (small-farm 500-day, range livestock, first processing, certain piece-rate hand harvest) are out of scope. Non-FLSA-exempt farm workers may owe FLSA after 40 instead.