Federal rule: 1.5x your regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek.
Gross pay this week
$1,040.00
$240.00 of it is overtime
| Type | Hours | Rate | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 40.00 | $20.00 | $800.00 |
| Overtime (1.5x) | 8.00 | $30.00 | $240.00 |
| Total | 48.00 | $1,040.00 |
Before taxes. Your regular rate for overtime must include most bonuses and shift differentials, which can raise it above your base wage.
Overtime on your pay stub
Overtime should appear as its own earnings line with hours, the overtime rate, and the amount, separate from regular pay. If it is lumped together, you cannot check the math. Our guide to reading a pay stub shows what each earnings line should look like, and the overtime pay stub template lays it out for you. To see what an overtime-heavy check looks like after taxes, use the hourly paycheck calculator.
Overtime Calculator FAQs
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees get at least 1.5 times their regular rate for every hour over 40 in a workweek. At $20 an hour, 48 hours pays 40 x $20 plus 8 x $30, or $1,040.
California requires 1.5x after 8 hours in a day and 2x after 12, plus seventh-consecutive-day rules. Alaska and Nevada also have daily overtime after 8 hours in some situations, and Colorado after 12. Everywhere else, the weekly 40-hour rule applies.
It is not always your base wage. The FLSA regular rate includes most nondiscretionary bonuses, shift differentials, and commissions earned in the week, divided by hours worked. That can push the overtime rate above 1.5x your base pay.
Private employers generally cannot substitute comp time for overtime pay for non-exempt employees. Public agencies can, under specific FLSA rules.
No. Overtime is wages and is withheld like the rest of your pay. The 2025 tax law lets eligible workers deduct qualified overtime premium pay on their federal return for 2025 through 2028, but withholding and Social Security and Medicare still apply on the paycheck.