How much is overtime pay at $26 an hour?
Overtime pay at $26 an hour is $39.00 per overtime hour. Ten hours of overtime in a week adds $390.00 on top of the $1,040.00 you earn for 40 regular hours, for $1,430.00 in total.
| Overtime hours a week | Extra pay that week | Extra pay a year, every week | Deductible under no-tax-on-overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $39.00 | $2,028 | $676 |
| 2 | $78.00 | $4,056 | $1,352 |
| 5 | $195.00 | $10,140 | $3,380 |
| 10 | $390.00 | $20,280 | $6,760 |
| 15 | $585.00 | $30,420 | $10,140 |
| 20 | $780.00 | $40,560 | $12,500 |
What $26 an hour pays for a whole week
Straight time up to 40 hours, then $39.00 an hour after that. A standard 40-hour week at $26 is $1,040.00 before tax, which is $2,080.00 on a biweekly paycheck, about $4,507 a month and $54,080 a year.
| Hours in the week | Gross pay | Every week for a year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | $208.00 | $10,816 |
| 20 | $520.00 | $27,040 |
| 30 | $780.00 | $40,560 |
| 40 | $1,040.00 | $54,080 |
| 45 | $1,235.00 | $64,220 |
| 50 | $1,430.00 | $74,360 |
| 60 | $1,820.00 | $94,640 |
The rule behind the numbers
Federal law pays 1.5 times your $26 rate, $39.00, 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 $13.00 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 $23, $23.50, $24, $24.50, $25, $25.50, $26.50, $27, $27.50, $28, $28.50, $29 an hour. Or what is time and a half of $26 an hour.