Texas Overtime Calculator

Figure out overtime pay under the federal FLSA rule that Texas follows: 1.5 times your regular hourly rate for every hour worked beyond 40 in a workweek.

Quick Facts

Federal rule (FLSA)
1.5x regular rate for hours over 40/week
Texas has no separate state overtime law or daily overtime threshold — only the FLSA's weekly 40-hour trigger applies.
Texas minimum wage
$7.25/hour
Matches the federal minimum; the minimum overtime rate is $10.88/hour (1.5 x $7.25).

Your Results

Calculated
Overtime pay
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Overtime hours x rate x multiplier
Regular pay
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Up to 40 hours x regular rate
Total weekly gross pay
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Regular pay + overtime pay
Projected annual gross pay
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Weekly total x weeks worked per year

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Enter your hourly rate and hours worked this week, then press Calculate.

How the Texas Overtime Calculator works

Texas does not have its own state overtime law. Overtime pay for hourly employees in Texas is governed entirely by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): non-exempt workers must be paid 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for every hour worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. This calculator applies that exact rule to your hourly rate and hours to show your regular pay, overtime pay, total weekly gross pay, and a projected annual figure.

The FLSA overtime formula

For a regular hourly rate R and hours worked H in one workweek:

Regular pay = R x min(H, 40)
Overtime hours = max(0, H − 40)
Overtime pay = Overtime hours x R x 1.5
Total weekly pay = Regular pay + Overtime pay

The 1.5 multiplier is the federal minimum; this calculator lets you adjust it in case your employer or a collective bargaining agreement pays a higher rate (such as double time), but 1.5x is the standard, legally required baseline in Texas.

Worked example

Take an $18/hour employee who works 45 hours in a week. The first 40 hours are paid at the regular rate: 40 x $18 = $720. The remaining 5 hours are overtime, paid at 1.5 x $18 = $27/hour: 5 x $27 = $135. Total gross pay for the week is $720 + $135 = $855. If that pattern held for all 52 weeks of the year, projected annual gross pay would be about $44,460.

What moves the overtime total

  • Hours over 40: only hours beyond the 40-hour weekly threshold count as overtime — working 39 hours produces no overtime at all, no matter how the hours are distributed across days.
  • Hourly rate: both regular and overtime pay scale directly with the hourly rate, so a raise increases the overtime premium along with the base rate.
  • Overtime multiplier: 1.5x is the FLSA minimum. Some employers voluntarily pay more (for example, 2x on Sundays or holidays), which this calculator can model by raising the multiplier input.

Who is exempt from overtime

Not every worker qualifies for overtime. The FLSA exempts certain salaried employees in executive, administrative, and professional roles who meet specific duties and salary-level tests, as well as some outside sales and computer professionals. This calculator assumes a non-exempt hourly employee covered by the standard 40-hour rule; if you are unsure whether your role is exempt, that classification depends on your actual job duties, not your job title.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is overtime pay calculated in Texas?
Texas has no state overtime law, so overtime follows the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): non-exempt employees earn 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for every hour worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. Hours up to 40 are paid at the regular rate, and there is no daily overtime threshold in Texas — only the weekly 40-hour trigger.
What is the Texas minimum wage for overtime calculations?
Texas has not set its own minimum wage, so it defaults to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Since overtime pay is 1.5 times the regular rate, the overtime rate for a minimum-wage worker is at least $10.88 per hour ($7.25 × 1.5).
Does working more than 8 hours in one day trigger overtime in Texas?
No. Unlike a few states such as California, Texas and federal law do not require daily overtime. Overtime is based solely on total hours worked in a seven-day workweek — only hours beyond 40 in that period qualify for the 1.5x rate, regardless of how those hours are spread across the days.
Are all employees in Texas entitled to overtime pay?
No. The FLSA exempts certain categories of workers, including many salaried executive, administrative, and professional employees who meet specific duties and salary-level tests, along with some outside sales and computer professionals. This calculator assumes a non-exempt hourly employee; exempt employees are not entitled to overtime pay regardless of hours worked.

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