Texas Overtime Pay Calculator
How much do you take home working overtime in Texas? Enter your hourly rate and overtime hours to see your exact net pay after federal taxes — no state income tax in Texas.
How Overtime Pay Is Calculated in Texas
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), non-exempt employees in Texas must be paid at least 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Texas follows federal overtime rules — there is no separate state overtime law and no daily overtime requirement. Your overtime rate is simply your regular hourly wage multiplied by 1.5.
For example, if you earn $18/hour and work 48 hours in a week, your overtime rate is $27/hour for the 8 overtime hours. Your weekly gross is (40 × $18) + (8 × $27) = $720 + $216 = $936. After federal income tax and FICA, your take-home for that week is approximately $790–$810 depending on your filing status.
Overtime pay is added to your regular wages and taxed at your marginal federal bracket — not at a special higher rate. However, because overtime pushes your annualized income higher, your withholding may temporarily increase. See our Texas hourly paycheck calculator for regular-hours scenarios, or the Texas bonus tax calculator if you received a lump-sum supplemental payment.
Texas Overtime Rules: What Employers Must Pay
Texas employers covered by the FLSA must pay overtime to non-exempt hourly and salaried employees earning below the federal salary threshold ($684/week as of 2024). Salaried employees earning above this threshold are generally exempt from overtime. Texas does not require overtime for working on weekends or holidays unless those hours push the weekly total above 40.