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Overtime deduction based on Paystub

TK2005 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:13:14 GMT

Hello all,

I have a question about overtime which I have to find on paystub since it is not on W2 box 14. I had couple different situation about its calculation and got lost.

So, if there are no pay rate and time of overtime but we see only annual pay of OT for example, person's W2 box 1 is 41,813.50 but overtime per paystub is 12,713.37 and regular is 27,046.13, how should I calculate overtime, because this number seems pretty high for that.

I also had different situation, total W2 box 1 is 48,993.16, overtime per paystub, 19,573.16, regular 27040 and here is vacation pay etc. person had 80 regular hrs. $13 per hr. and 40 - 19.50 per hr. during overtime bi-weekly. How it can be calculated?

Also, if OT is on W2 box 14, is that correct?

Thank you very much in advance.

Re: Overtime deduction based on Paystub

DavidD66 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:30:05 GMT

Assuming your overtime is time-and-a-half (regular hourly rate x 1.5) you calculate your deductible overtime pay (the half part of time-and-a-half) by dividing your overtime earnings by 3. So in your example: $12,713.37 / 3 = $4,237.79. That is the tax deductible part of your overtime. For your second example the amount is: 19,573.16 / 3 = $6,524.39.

And yes, if you have an amount in Box 14 listed as OT, that should be the amount of your deductible overtime.

Re: Overtime deduction based on Paystub

TK2005 — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:00:41 GMT

Thank you very much for your response