How much is overtime pay at $38 an hour?
Overtime pay at $38 an hour is $57.00 per overtime hour. Ten hours of overtime in a week adds $570.00 on top of the $1,520.00 you earn for 40 regular hours, for $2,090.00 in total.
| Overtime hours a week | Extra pay that week | Extra pay a year, every week | Deductible under no-tax-on-overtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57.00 | $2,964 | $988 |
| 2 | $114.00 | $5,928 | $1,976 |
| 5 | $285.00 | $14,820 | $4,940 |
| 10 | $570.00 | $29,640 | $9,880 |
| 15 | $855.00 | $44,460 | $12,500 |
| 20 | $1,140.00 | $59,280 | $12,500 |
What $38 an hour pays for a whole week
Straight time up to 40 hours, then $57.00 an hour after that. A standard 40-hour week at $38 is $1,520.00 before tax, which is $3,040.00 on a biweekly paycheck, about $6,587 a month and $79,040 a year.
| Hours in the week | Gross pay | Every week for a year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | $304.00 | $15,808 |
| 20 | $760.00 | $39,520 |
| 30 | $1,140.00 | $59,280 |
| 40 | $1,520.00 | $79,040 |
| 45 | $1,805.00 | $93,860 |
| 50 | $2,090.00 | $108,680 |
| 60 | $2,660.00 | $138,320 |
The rule behind the numbers
Federal law pays 1.5 times your $38 rate, $57.00, 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 $19.00 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 $29, $29.50, $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $39, $40 an hour. Or what is time and a half of $38 an hour.