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Overtime in Oklahoma is withheld on at your normal federal rate: there is no separate overtime tax rate. Federal law sets overtime at 1.5× your regular hourly rate past 40 hours in a workweek, and those hours face federal income tax, FICA of 7.65%, and Oklahoma's graduated income tax (2.5% to 4.5%) in 2026, though the federal premium is now deductible when you file.

Is overtime taxed in Oklahoma?

Yes, but not at a special rate: overtime in Oklahoma is withheld on in the same federal brackets as regular wages plus Oklahoma's graduated income tax (2.5% to 4.5%). For 2025-2028 the federal premium, the "half" of time-and-a-half, is also deductible when you file, up to $12,500 ($25,000 married filing jointly). Bigger checks can have more withheld up front because withholding is calculated per paycheck, but that evens out on your tax return. Against the 6 states Oklahoma borders, the same ten overtime hours a week is worth $14,291 here: Texas keeps $878 more ($15,168), Arkansas keeps $117 more ($14,408), Missouri leaves $39 less ($14,252), New Mexico leaves $39 less ($14,252), Colorado leaves $66 less ($14,224) and Kansas leaves $211 less ($14,080). Arkansas and Texas are the only borders worth crossing for the tax alone.

See what your overtime hours actually add

Estimated take-home

$56,413 /yr

$2,170 per paycheck · $4,701/moFor $25/hr, 40 + 10 overtime hrs a week · Oklahoma · single

Take-home 79%Taxes 21%

Calculation breakdown

  • Gross salary$71,500.00
  • Federal income tax−$6,900.00
  • FICA (Social Security & Medicare)−$5,469.75
  • State income tax (Oklahoma)−$2,717.00
  • Total take-home$56,413.25

Gross includes regular and overtime pay; see detailed inputs for per-paycheck splits.

Estimate based on 2026 federal and Oklahoma tax rules updated Oct 2026 How we calculate

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Overtime adds $14,291/yr: you keep 73.29% of each overtime dollar.
No tax on overtime: $6,500 of this overtime is the deductible “half”. Claimed on your federal return, that's about $1,280 more back at tax time. See your refund →

What overtime hours are actually worth in Oklahoma

On top of full-time pay at $25 an hour ($52,000 a year) in Oklahoma, here is what each extra dollar survives federal tax, Oklahoma income tax and FICA in 2026:

Overtime workedGrossOklahoma taxYou keepShare kept
5 OT hours a week$9,750$439$7,39575.8%
10 OT hours a week$19,500$878$14,29173.3%
15 OT hours a week$29,250$1,316$20,71170.8%

Oklahoma takes about 4.5% of that money on top of the 15% federal marginal rate and 7.65% FICA.

How Oklahoma ranks on overtime hours

Across all 50 states and DC, Oklahoma ranks 23rd for what ten overtime hours a week leaves in 2026, tied with 1 other state that levy no income tax on wages. That is $31 more than the median state ($14,260), and $946 more than Oregon, where the same ten overtime hours a week leaves $13,345.

The best outcome anywhere is $15,168 in Alaska and the other states with no wage income tax, $878 more than Oklahoma keeps.

Oklahoma overtime hours against the states next door

Crossing a state line changes what the same overtime hour is worth without changing what you are paid. Here is ten overtime hours a week in Oklahoma against the states it borders:

StateState income taxYou keepvs Oklahoma
Oklahoma$878$14,291—
Arkansas$761$14,408$117 more
Colorado$858$14,224$66 less
Kansas$1,088$14,080$211 less
Missouri$917$14,252$39 less
New Mexico$917$14,252$39 less
TexasNone$15,168$878 more

How overtime is taxed in Oklahoma

Short answer: no: Oklahoma does not tax overtime at a higher rate, and neither does the IRS. Overtime pay (1.5× your regular rate past 40 hours/week) is withheld on as ordinary income in the same federal and Oklahoma brackets as the rest of your wages. Big overtime checks can have more withheld up front because withholding is calculated per paycheck, but that evens out on your tax return. Here's the full picture. Oklahoma is not alone: Utah leave exactly the same $14,291.

  • Overtime rate is 1.5× your regular pay: Federal law requires at least 1.5 times your regular hourly rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Some states and employers offer higher rates.
  • Withheld as ordinary income: There is no special tax rate for overtime pay. It's added to your regular wages and withheld on through the same federal brackets plus Oklahoma's graduated income tax (2.5% to 4.5%).
  • The premium is deductible federally (2025-2028): When you file, the extra half of time-and-a-half the FLSA requires comes off your federal taxable income: up to $12,500, or $25,000 married filing jointly, phasing out above $150,000 of income. Social Security and Medicare still apply.
  • Higher income can mean higher withholding: Because overtime increases your total paycheck, your employer annualizes the higher amount when calculating withholding, which can result in a higher rate on the overtime portion.
  • You always take home more by working overtime: Even in a high tax bracket, you keep more than 50% of each overtime dollar. Higher taxes on overtime never mean you'd be better off working fewer hours.

Enter your hourly rate and overtime hours below to see your exact Oklahoma take-home pay after all taxes.

Frequently Asked Questions

On your paycheck, overtime in Oklahoma is ordinary wages: there is no special overtime tax rate. It's withheld on through Oklahoma's graduated income tax (2.5% to 4.5%) along with the rest of your wages, and because overtime raises the pay period's total, a larger percentage of each overtime dollar may be withheld. The federal overtime deduction you claim at filing doesn't change Oklahoma's withholding, which still applies to every overtime dollar.

Not fully. For 2025-2028 the federal premium, the "half" of time-and-a-half, is also deductible when you file, up to $12,500 ($25,000 married filing jointly). It's claimed on Schedule 1-A, phases out above $150,000 of income ($300,000 joint), and doesn't reduce Social Security or Medicare. It's a federal deduction, so don't assume Oklahoma income tax follows it. Your employer still withholds on overtime unless you claim the deduction on a new W-4, so for most people it shows up as a bigger refund.

Overtime can push your annualized income into a higher bracket, but only the dollars above the threshold are taxed at the higher rate: you always take home more by working the hours. Priced for Oklahoma: five overtime hours a week is worth $7,395 a year after tax, ten overtime hours a week is worth $14,291 a year after tax, fifteen overtime hours a week is worth $20,711 a year after tax, against $19,500 gross on the middle figure.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees must be paid at least 1.5× their regular rate beyond 40 hours in a workweek. Oklahoma adds no daily-overtime rule on top of that federal floor. The calculator uses the standard 1.5× multiplier.

Oklahoma follows the federal FLSA standard: at least 1.5× your regular rate for hours beyond 40 in a workweek, with no additional daily-overtime requirement. If you believe you're owed overtime, the Oklahoma Department of Labor is the place to check. Our calculator uses the standard 1.5× multiplier.

Add regular earnings (rate × regular hours) to overtime earnings (rate × 1.5 × overtime hours), then subtract federal tax, Oklahoma income tax and FICA. In Oklahoma that leaves about 73.3% of each overtime dollar: $14,291 of the $19,500 that ten overtime hours a week adds over a year.

Against the 6 states Oklahoma borders, the same ten overtime hours a week is worth $14,291 here: Texas keeps $878 more ($15,168), Arkansas keeps $117 more ($14,408), Missouri leaves $39 less ($14,252), New Mexico leaves $39 less ($14,252), Colorado leaves $66 less ($14,224) and Kansas leaves $211 less ($14,080). Arkansas and Texas are the only borders worth crossing for the tax alone. Oklahoma is not alone: Utah leave exactly the same $14,291.

Oklahoma's brackets start at just 0.25% on the first $1,000-$2,000, which sounds great, but the compression means you hit 4.75% on almost everything by the time you're earning $20,000+. Many people see that 0.25% starting rate and assume they'll pay low taxes, not realizing how quickly the brackets compress. A $75,000 earner pays 4.75% on approximately $67,800+ of their income, making their effective rate around 4.6%-4.75%: essentially a flat 4.75% rate for most taxpayers.

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