How much is overtime pay at $15 an hour?
Overtime pay at $15 an hour is $22.50 per overtime hour. Ten hours of overtime in a week adds $225.00 on top of the $600.00 you earn for 40 regular hours, for $825.00 in total.
| Overtime hours a week | Extra pay that week | Extra pay a year, every week | Deductible under no-tax-on-overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $22.50 | $1,170 | $390 |
| 2 | $45.00 | $2,340 | $780 |
| 5 | $112.50 | $5,850 | $1,950 |
| 10 | $225.00 | $11,700 | $3,900 |
| 15 | $337.50 | $17,550 | $5,850 |
| 20 | $450.00 | $23,400 | $7,800 |
What $15 an hour pays for a whole week
Straight time up to 40 hours, then $22.50 an hour after that. A standard 40-hour week at $15 is $600.00 before tax, which is $1,200.00 on a biweekly paycheck, about $2,600 a month and $31,200 a year.
| Hours in the week | Gross pay | Every week for a year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | $120.00 | $6,240 |
| 20 | $300.00 | $15,600 |
| 30 | $450.00 | $23,400 |
| 40 | $600.00 | $31,200 |
| 45 | $712.50 | $37,050 |
| 50 | $825.00 | $42,900 |
| 60 | $1,050.00 | $54,600 |
The rule behind the numbers
Federal law pays 1.5 times your $15 rate, $22.50, 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 $7.50 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 $12, $12.50, $13, $13.50, $14, $14.50, $15.50, $16, $16.50, $17, $17.50, $18 an hour. Or what is time and a half of $15 an hour.