“I am salaried, so I do not get overtime” is a job-title myth. The FLSA pays time and a half after 40 hours in the workweek unless you meet a real exemption (duties + salary-basis tests). This calculator does not classify you. If you are non-exempt, $25/hr and 50 hours is $1,375, not a flat $1,000.
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California daily OT is a different tool. More: United States calculators hub.
Payroll can print “salary” and still owe overtime. DOL looks at duties (executive, administrative, professional, computer, outside sales) and the salary-basis floor. This page only does the weekly-40 math.
Direct answer: $25 × 50 hours = $1,375
| Hours | Straight time | OT at $37.50 | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | $1,000 | $0 | $1,000 |
| 50 | $1,000 | $375 | $1,375 |
| 48 at $22 | $880 | $264 | $1,144 |
10 × $25 × 1.5 = $375. The “salary” story that pays $1,000 for any hours over 40 is short $375 that week.
Same week at $22 and 48 hours (common “I stayed late twice”): $1,144, not $880.
OT hours = max(week − 40, 0) week pay = 40 × rate + OT hours × rate × 1.5
What this page does not decide
- Exemption. No duties test, no 2024/2025 salary-threshold fight. Ask DOL or counsel.
- Regular rate. Bonuses and commissions can raise the $25 before you multiply 1.5 (29 U.S.C. § 207(e)). v1 uses the hourly rate you type.
- California daily OT. Four 10-hour days are still 40 federal hours. CA may still owe daily OT. Use the CA overtime calculator.
- FIT / FICA on the OT check. Run the extra $375 through the paycheck calculator.
Common mix-ups
- Salary = manager. Title does not grant the executive exemption.
- Comp time instead of cash in the private sector. Federal law is tight here. Do not assume HR can bank the 10 hours.
- “We pay weekly so 50 hours is fine.” The workweek is 40, not the pay cycle. See biweekly vs semimonthly.
Only if you are non-exempt. Convert $52,000 ÷ 52 ÷ 40 = $25. Then 50 hours is $1,375 on this engine. If you are exempt, the calculator does not apply.
No. It is gross for the week. FICA and FIT still come out. A $1,375 week is not the $2,000 biweekly examples on the paycheck pages.
This is federal FLSA. Some states add daily OT or a higher minimum. The engine stays at the weekly 40.