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  "name": "How do you calculate net pay on a paycheck with overtime?",
  "description": "Overtime is taxed like regular pay — there's no special 'overtime tax.' Add overtime to gross, then apply the same taxes. Ten extra hours at time-and-a-half on a $20/hour job adds $300 gross and roughly $225–$235 to that check's net.",
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    "question": "How do you calculate net pay on a paycheck with overtime?",
    "shortAnswer": "Overtime is taxed like regular pay — there's no special 'overtime tax.' Add overtime to gross, then apply the same taxes. Ten extra hours at time-and-a-half on a $20/hour job adds $300 gross and roughly $225–$235 to that check's net.",
    "tableTitle": "Worked example: $20/hour, 40 regular + 10 OT hours, single (2025)",
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      "Gross",
      "Approx. net"
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      {
        "label": "Regular 40 hrs × $20",
        "value": "$800",
        "note": "—"
      },
      {
        "label": "Overtime 10 hrs × $30",
        "value": "$300",
        "note": "1.5× rate"
      },
      {
        "label": "Total weekly gross",
        "value": "$1,100",
        "note": "—"
      },
      {
        "label": "Federal + FICA (≈23%)",
        "value": "−$253",
        "note": "Withholding annualizes the big check"
      },
      {
        "label": "Net pay",
        "value": "$847",
        "note": "vs $616 on a regular week"
      }
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    "context": "The myth that 'overtime is taxed more' comes from withholding: payroll annualizes each check, so a big overtime check is withheld as if you earn that much every week. You get the excess back as a refund at filing — the actual tax on overtime dollars is your normal marginal rate. Under federal law (FLSA), non-exempt workers earn 1.5× after 40 hours in a week; some states (California) add daily overtime rules.",
    "methodology": "Withholding estimated via the IRS annualized percentage method on a $1,100 weekly check, 2025 single brackets, FICA 7.65%. Actual take-home depends on W-4 settings and state tax.",
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