How much is overtime pay at $16 an hour?
Overtime pay at $16 an hour is $24.00 per overtime hour. Ten hours of overtime in a week adds $240.00 on top of the $640.00 you earn for 40 regular hours, for $880.00 in total.
| Overtime hours a week | Extra pay that week | Extra pay a year, every week | Deductible under no-tax-on-overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $24.00 | $1,248 | $416 |
| 2 | $48.00 | $2,496 | $832 |
| 5 | $120.00 | $6,240 | $2,080 |
| 10 | $240.00 | $12,480 | $4,160 |
| 15 | $360.00 | $18,720 | $6,240 |
| 20 | $480.00 | $24,960 | $8,320 |
What $16 an hour pays for a whole week
Straight time up to 40 hours, then $24.00 an hour after that. A standard 40-hour week at $16 is $640.00 before tax, which is $1,280.00 on a biweekly paycheck, about $2,773 a month and $33,280 a year.
| Hours in the week | Gross pay | Every week for a year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | $128.00 | $6,656 |
| 20 | $320.00 | $16,640 |
| 30 | $480.00 | $24,960 |
| 40 | $640.00 | $33,280 |
| 45 | $760.00 | $39,520 |
| 50 | $880.00 | $45,760 |
| 60 | $1,120.00 | $58,240 |
The rule behind the numbers
Federal law pays 1.5 times your $16 rate, $24.00, 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 $8.00 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 $13, $13.50, $14, $14.50, $15, $15.50, $16.50, $17, $17.50, $18, $18.50, $19 an hour. Or what is time and a half of $16 an hour.