Texas Overtime Calculator — FLSA Time and a Half
Texas overtime follows federal FLSA rules: any hours over 40 in a workweek are paid at 1.5× your regular rate. Enter your hourly rate and weekly hours to get your total gross pay and annual estimate.
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Pay period (for annual estimate)
Regular pay plus overtime — before federal income tax (Texas has no state income tax)
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Regular hours (≤ 40)
min(50, 40) = 40 - 2
Overtime hours (> 40)
max(0, 50 − 40) = 10 - 3
Regular pay
$20 × 40 hrs = 800 - 4
Overtime pay (1.5×)
$20 × 1.5 × 10 hrs = 300 - 5
Total gross pay
$800 + $300 = 1,100Regular pay plus time-and-a-half overtime — before any tax.
How does this calculator work?
Texas overtime = federal FLSA rules: 1.5× regular rate for hours over 40 per workweek. No Texas state overtime additions. Total gross = (rate × regular hours) + (rate × 1.5 × overtime hours). Texas has no state income tax — only federal tax and FICA apply to the gross figure.
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How this is calculated
Texas does not have its own overtime law — the state defers entirely to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, non-exempt hourly employees must receive at least one and a half times (1.5×) their regular rate for every hour worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. The workweek is any fixed, regularly recurring 168-hour period (not a calendar month or pay period).
The calculator splits your total hours into regular (up to 40) and overtime (the remainder), applies the correct rate to each, and sums them. The effective hourly rate shows your blended rate across all hours worked, useful for comparing different weekly schedules. The annual estimate multiplies the weekly gross by the number of pay periods per year — choose weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly or monthly.
Texas has no state income tax, which means your Texas state tax liability on this overtime pay is zero. Federal income tax and FICA (Social Security + Medicare) still apply. The figure shown is gross pay before any federal withholding. Salaried employees classified as "exempt" (executive, administrative, professional under FLSA thresholds) are not entitled to overtime — this calculator is for non-exempt hourly workers.
Frequently asked questions
Texas has no state overtime law of its own. The federal FLSA applies: non-exempt employees earn at least 1.5× their regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. There are no Texas-specific daily overtime thresholds (unlike California) — overtime is strictly weekly.
Overtime pay is taxed the same as regular wages — subject to federal income tax and FICA (Social Security and Medicare). Texas has no state income tax, so there is no Texas withholding. A higher weekly gross can temporarily increase federal withholding on that pay cheque, but your annual liability depends on your total income.
No. Texas follows the federal FLSA, which calculates overtime on a weekly basis (hours over 40 per workweek). Daily overtime — such as California's requirement for hours over 8 per day — is not required in Texas. Employers may voluntarily pay daily overtime, but it is not mandated.
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