Overtime Pay
See your regular pay, overtime pay, and total gross pay for the week — time-and-a-half or double time.
Quick Answer
At $20/hour with 5 hours of overtime at time-and-a-half, your overtime pay is $150 — on top of $800 in regular pay for 40 hours, for a total of $950 that week.
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), most hourly (non-exempt) employees must be paid at least 1.5 times their regular rate — "time and a half" — for every hour worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Some employers offer double time (2x) for holidays or extreme hours, though this isn't federally required. A handful of states, including California, also apply daily overtime rules (for example, overtime after 8 hours in a single day), which this calculator does not account for — check your state labor department if you work in one of those states.
Your overtime rate at common hourly wages:
| Regular Rate | 1.5x (Time and a Half) | 2x (Double Time) |
|---|---|---|
| $15/hr | $22.50/hr | $30.00/hr |
| $20/hr | $30.00/hr | $40.00/hr |
| $25/hr | $37.50/hr | $50.00/hr |
| $30/hr | $45.00/hr | $60.00/hr |
| $35/hr | $52.50/hr | $70.00/hr |
| $40/hr | $60.00/hr | $80.00/hr |
No — this is a common misconception. Overtime pay is taxed exactly the same way as regular wages; there's no separate "overtime tax rate." What can happen is that a bigger paycheck (because of the extra hours) pushes more of that single paycheck into a higher withholding bracket for that pay period, which can make it look like overtime is taxed more heavily. Your actual annual tax liability is based on your total yearly income, not on which paycheck the money arrived in — any extra withheld typically evens out as a larger refund (or smaller bill) at tax time. To see your estimated take-home pay including overtime, use our Net Pay Calculator.
No — the FLSA overtime rule applies to non-exempt employees, generally hourly workers. Many salaried employees in executive, administrative, or professional roles are classified as exempt and are not entitled to overtime, regardless of hours worked.
Yes — overtime pay is subject to Social Security, Medicare, and income tax withholding just like regular wages, since it's simply additional taxable income for that pay period.
When an employee works at two or more pay rates in the same week, overtime is often calculated using a "blended" or weighted-average rate across both. This calculator assumes a single hourly rate and doesn't calculate blended rates.
No. States like California require overtime after 8 hours in a single day, not just after 40 hours in a week. This calculator uses the federal weekly-only standard — check your state labor department if daily overtime rules may apply to you.