Texas Overtime Calculator and Time Tracking Rules
Overtime in Texas is time and a half after 40 hours in a week. Texas follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Use the free calculator below, check the state's wage and hour rules, and see how Clox tracks your crew's hours.
If you run an hourly crew in Texas, two questions come up every payroll: how much do you owe once someone crosses into overtime, and are you following the state's rules. Texas uses the federal 40-hour rule, so any hour past 40 in a workweek is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. Texas follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. This page gives you a free Texas overtime calculator, a plain summary of the state's wage and hour rules, and a look at how Clox tracks your crew's hours.
Free Texas overtime calculator
Enter the hours someone worked in a week and their pay rate to see the regular and overtime split. The math follows Texas rules: time and a half after 40 hours, with no daily overtime.
Texas wage and hour rules
Here is the short version of the rules an hourly Texas employer runs into. Each figure has a source below, and the rules change over time, so confirm anything you rely on with the state.
$7.25/hr in effect on Jan 1, 2026. Texas adopts the federal minimum wage under the Texas Minimum Wage Act (Texas Labor Code Chapter 62) and has had no increase since the federal rate rose to $7.25 on July 24, 2009. Tipped employees may be paid a cash wage as low as $2.13/hr as long as tips bring the total to at least $7.25/hr for the workweek. There are no local minimum-wage variants. Texas Labor Code Section 62.0515 preempts any city or county from setting a higher minimum wage for private employers, so cities such as Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are all held to the $7.25 state and federal rate.
1.5x the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek. Texas has no state overtime statute and defers to the federal FLSA. The Texas Payday Law governs when and how wages are paid but does not itself set overtime rules.
None. Texas has no daily overtime and no double-time requirement. Overtime is weekly, applying only to hours over 40 in a workweek under the federal FLSA.
Texas law does not require employers to provide meal periods to any employees, so the federal rule applies. Under federal standards, a bona fide meal period of 30 minutes or longer during which the employee is fully relieved of duties may be unpaid.
Texas does not require employers to provide rest breaks. Under the federal rule, if an employer chooses to offer short breaks (typically 5 to 20 minutes), those breaks must be paid.
If the employer discharges the employee, final wages are due within 6 calendar days of the discharge. If the employee leaves voluntarily, final wages are due on the next regularly scheduled payday.
Sources: twc.texas.gov, twc.texas.gov, statutes.capitol.texas.gov, codes.findlaw.com.
Track Texas hours accurately with Clox
A calculator is only as accurate as the hours you put into it. Clox is time tracking built for field and trade crews, so your crew's hours are recorded accurately in the first place, then the overtime is figured for you.
- Your crew clocks in with one tap on their phone, and it works offline, so a dead zone on the job does not lose a punch.
- Lock clock-in to a geofenced worksite so a punch has to happen on site. It is a strong deterrent, not a foolproof guarantee, because the location comes from the phone.
- Overtime is calculated automatically on the Texas weekly-40 rule, so you are not doing this math by hand every Friday.
- Export payroll-ready files for QuickBooks, Gusto, ADP, and Paychex when the week is done.
You can see the plans on the pricing page, or start a free trial. It is 14 days free, no credit card to start, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Nearby state guides: Florida time tracking, Illinois time tracking.