Colombia Overtime Calculator 2026: Horas Extra and Recargos
Calculate overtime and surcharges in Colombia for 2026: daytime and night overtime, night, Sunday and holiday surcharges with the 42-hour week.
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Night work runs from 7 pm to 6 am. Overtime is limited to 2 hours a day and 12 hours a week. A surcharge is added to an hour already paid in the salary.
What it does
In Colombia the hour value is the monthly salary divided by the hours of the month: 210 with the 42-hour week in force since 15 July 2026. Daytime overtime is paid with 25% more, night overtime with 75% more, and ordinary hours at night (from 7 pm to 6 am) with a 35% surcharge. Work on Sundays and holidays has a surcharge of 90% from 1 July 2026, rising to 100% on 1 July 2027.
How to use it
- Type your monthly salary and the weekly working hours.
- Choose the Sunday surcharge in force and type the hours of each type.
- Read the hour value, the value of each type and the total.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much is an hour of overtime on the minimum wage in 2026?
With COP 1,750,905 and 42 hours a week (210 a month), the ordinary hour is COP 8,338; daytime overtime pays COP 10,422 and night overtime COP 14,591.
What is the Sunday surcharge in 2026?
90% from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, and 100% after that. Until 30 June 2026 it was 80%. Sunday overtime adds it to the overtime factor: 1.25 + 0.90 = 2.15.
Why is the salary divided by 210 hours?
Law 2101 of 2021 reduced the working week step by step: 44 hours from July 2025 and 42 hours from 15 July 2026. 42 hours over 6 days are 7 a day, or 210 in 30 days.
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