How much is overtime pay at $12.50 an hour?
Overtime pay at $12.50 an hour is $18.75 per overtime hour. Ten hours of overtime in a week adds $187.50 on top of the $500.00 you earn for 40 regular hours, for $687.50 in total.
| Overtime hours a week | Extra pay that week | Extra pay a year, every week | Deductible under no-tax-on-overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $18.75 | $975 | $325 |
| 2 | $37.50 | $1,950 | $650 |
| 5 | $93.75 | $4,875 | $1,625 |
| 10 | $187.50 | $9,750 | $3,250 |
| 15 | $281.25 | $14,625 | $4,875 |
| 20 | $375.00 | $19,500 | $6,500 |
What $12.50 an hour pays for a whole week
Straight time up to 40 hours, then $18.75 an hour after that. A standard 40-hour week at $12.50 is $500.00 before tax, which is $1,000.00 on a biweekly paycheck, about $2,167 a month and $26,000 a year.
| Hours in the week | Gross pay | Every week for a year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | $100.00 | $5,200 |
| 20 | $250.00 | $13,000 |
| 30 | $375.00 | $19,500 |
| 40 | $500.00 | $26,000 |
| 45 | $593.75 | $30,875 |
| 50 | $687.50 | $35,750 |
| 60 | $875.00 | $45,500 |
The rule behind the numbers
Federal law pays 1.5 times your $12.50 rate, $18.75, for every hour past 40 in a workweek. Hours over 8 in a day earn nothing extra unless you're in California, Alaska, Nevada or Colorado, which the calculator above handles when you pick the state. Overtime is figured per week, never averaged across a pay period.
The tax side
The last column is what the 2025 law lets you deduct if you worked that much overtime every week of the year: only the $6.25 premium per hour counts, capped at $12,500. Your employer still withholds normally, so the saving shows up as a refund. The no-tax-on-overtime calculator handles the cap and the income phase-out, and the time and a half calculator gives the rate alone.
Other wages
Overtime pay at $10, $11, $12, $13, $13.50, $14, $14.50, $15, $15.50, $16, $16.50, $17 an hour. Or what is time and a half of $12.50 an hour.