Texas Overtime Calculator 2026
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime. Enter your rate and hours to see your Texas overtime pay for the week.
Texas overtime calculator
Your base pay per hour before overtime.
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. No daily overtime.
Gross pay for the week
$950.00
45 hours · $21.11 an hour on average
- Regular40 h × $20.00
- $800.00
- Overtime (1.5×)5 h × $30.00
- $150.00
- Total
- $950.00
Per two-week paycheck$1,900.00
If every week looks like this one. Overtime is counted week by week, never averaged across a pay period.
Overtime tax deduction (2025–2028)
$50.00 of this week’s pay is the federally required overtime premium, the part you can deduct from taxable income. At this pace that is about $2,600.00 a year (cap $12,500, or $25,000 filing jointly). Who qualifies
An estimate of gross pay before taxes and deductions, for non-exempt employees. Your employer’s payroll, contract or local law can differ. How we calculate
Texas overtime at a glance
- Minimum wage
- $7.25/hour
- Weekly overtime
- after 40 hours/week at 1.5x
- Daily overtime
- No
- Double time
- No general rule
- Tipped workers
- $2.13/hour
- Salary employees
- exemption depends on duties + salary basis + threshold
- Last reviewed
- June 22, 2026
Rule details
Does Texas require daily overtime, weekly overtime, or both?
Texas generally follows the federal weekly overtime rule for most covered nonexempt employees. Overtime is usually paid at 1.5× the regular rate after 40 hours worked in a workweek. Texas does not have a general daily overtime rule for most private-sector employees. Use the calculator above to estimate regular pay, overtime pay, and total gross pay.
Example calculation
Texas Weekly Overtime Example
Texas overtime rules in 2026
Texas overtime laws closely mirror the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The state does not enforce daily overtime triggers, meaning overtime calculations are based entirely on a 7-day workweek.
Pay situations specific to Texas
These are the Texas rules that change the overtime math. For the federal rules that apply everywhere — the duties test, what counts toward the regular rate, and how the 40-hour workweek is measured — see the FLSA overtime guide. For how these estimates are produced and reviewed, see the calculator methodology.
Texas follows standard federal FLSA guidelines for salaried exemptions. To be exempt, employees must generally perform executive, administrative, or professional duties and earn at least $684/week ($35,568/year).
Salaried overtime calculatorTexas permits employers to take a tip credit. Employers can pay a cash wage as low as $2.13/hour, provided the employee's tips bring their total hourly compensation to at least $7.25/hour.
Tipped overtime calculatorEven under federal-aligned Texas rules, bonuses, commissions, and shift premiums must be factored into your regular rate of pay. Check the regular rate of pay calculator for help.
Regular rate of pay calculatorTexas follows the federal 40-hour weekly standard, with no general state daily overtime rule for most private-sector employees.
Compare other statesFile a wage complaint in Texas
If your overtime, minimum wage, or final pay looks wrong, the official agency below can explain wage-claim options for Texas workers.
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) — Labor Law Section
File a Wage Claim OnlineFAQs
Answers to common questions about Texas overtime pay, tipped workers, salaried employees, bonuses, and wage claims.
Sources
- Texas Workforce Commission
- U.S. Department of Labor — Overtime Pay, U.S. Department of Labor
Checked against these sources on . Estimates only, not legal or payroll advice. How we calculate · Report an error
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