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My husband had 126 hours of overtime in 2025. Hiss hourly rate and OT rate is the same- $68.62. Can he deduct any of his OT pay?

tanya-hinds — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:53:36 GMT

Re: My husband had 126 hours of overtime in 2025. Hiss hourly rate and OT rate is the same- $68.62. Can he deduct any of his OT pay?

DoninGA — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:55:17 GMT

That sounds like he is an exempt employee. Those employee are not eligible for overtime since they are salaried and not hourly employees.

Re: My husband had 126 hours of overtime in 2025. Hiss hourly rate and OT rate is the same- $68.62. Can he deduct any of his OT pay?

rjs — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:29:00 GMT

He cannot deduct overtime that was paid at his regular hourly rate. The deduction is only for the amount that is over the regular rate. If his overtime rate was $102.93 (time and a half), and he was not an exempt employee, he would be able to deduct the extra $34.31 per hour, the "half" in the time and a half rate.

The fact that he does not get time and a half for overtime shows that he is exempt because, if he were not exempt, his employer would be required by law to pay time and a half for overtime.