Unpaid wages

Think you're owed unpaid wages?

If you worked overtime for straight-time pay, clocked unpaid hours, or earned below the minimum wage, you may be owed back pay. Estimate it below, then see exactly how to file a wage claim in your state.

Your situation

What happened?Pick the closest description of the underpayment.StateSets the minimum wage and the agency you'd file with.

Hourly rate ($)Your regular rate.Hours per weekIn an affected week.

What you were actually paid per week ($)Gross for a typical affected week, before taxes.How many weeks did this run?Federal law lets you recover up to 2 years (3 if willful).The employer knew or was warned and kept underpaying (a willful violation extends the window to 3 years).

Unpaid overtime estimate

You may be owed about

$2,600.00

in unpaid wages over 26 weeks — up to $5,200.00 with liquidated damages

Correct pay (typical week)$1,100.00

What you were paid$1,000.00

Unpaid per week$100.00

Recoverable weeks (2-yr window)26

Estimated back pay$2,600.00

Possible liquidated damages$2,600.00

Case-strength signalWorth a closer look

Size of the weekly gap. About 9% of a typical week's correct pay looks unpaid.
Total back pay at stake. The amount is large enough to be worth pursuing, by a state claim or with a lawyer.
How long it ran. 26 recoverable weeks within the federal 2-year window.
Standard 2-year window. No willful-violation signal entered, so the federal look-back is 2 years.

A demand letter with these figures already in it, your state's filing route and a step-by-step complaint guide. Printable, and yours to send or hand to a lawyer.

This is an estimate from the figures you entered, not legal advice or a guarantee of recovery. Wage law has local exceptions and strict deadlines — confirm with your state labor department or an employment attorney.

How to file a wage claim in your state

Each guide lists the agency that handles wage claims, the official filing route, the federal back-pay window, and the extra penalties your state may allow on top.