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No Tax on Overtime in West Virginia

6.5%

The deduction is federal. West Virginia still charges its own tax on those same hours.

On $5,573 of overtime premium

You save $669, but West Virginia takes back $362

Worked on West Virginia's own average wage ($60,373, about $29/hour per BLS) with 8 overtime hours a week for 48 weeks. The OBBBA deduction cuts your federal tax, but not your state base, so West Virginia charges anyway. FICA is never touched: $426 of Social Security and Medicare on those hours.

West Virginia keeps 54.0% of what the federal deduction gives back.

No Tax on Overtime Calculator

What the new federal overtime deduction actually saves you — and what it does not.

2025–2028
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Federal tax saved: $1,183. FICA still owed on that overtime: $1,234.

Overtime pay for the year (gross)
$16,128
Qualifying premium (the half of time-and-a-half)
$5,376
Deduction applied (Schedule 1-A)
$5,376
Federal tax without the deduction
$7,531
Federal tax with the deduction
$6,348
Take-home for the year
$58,543

Estimates only. Not tax or legal advice. Consult a professional. Models FLSA time-and-a-half: the deductible premium is half your regular rate per overtime hour, capped and phased out per Schedule 1-A.

How the split moves with your overtime

Single filer on $60,373 of straight-time pay in West Virginia, tax year 2026. The last row is the deduction cap.

Overtime premiumFederal savingWest Virginia taxFICANet benefit
$2,000$240−$130−$153$110
$4,000$480−$260−$306$220
$6,000$720−$390−$459$330
$8,000$1,147−$520−$612$627
$12,500$2,137−$813−$956$1,325

Models the ordinary state income tax on those hours. Informational estimate, not tax advice.

Overtime and OBBBA in West Virginia

Does West Virginia tax my overtime in 2026?
Yes. The OBBBA deduction is federal: it cuts your federal tax, not your state base. West Virginia still applies its 6.5% income tax to those hours, so you get $669 back federally while West Virginia takes $362 of the very same hours.
So is overtime actually tax-free?
Not quite, and the name oversells it. The deduction covers only the PREMIUM half of time-and-a-half, caps at $12,500 for a single filer, phases out above $150,000 of income, and never touches FICA: in this example you pay $426 in Social Security and Medicare on those hours regardless.
What do I actually save in West Virginia?
On $60,373 of straight-time pay plus $5,573 of overtime premium: $669 off your federal bill, less $362 that West Virginia takes. Real net effect of the deduction: $307.
Where does this show up on my W-2?
Your employer reports qualified overtime in W-2 box 12 under code TT. That figure is what carries to Schedule 1-A; if the box is empty, ask your employer to correct it before you file.

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