How much is overtime on $20 an hour in Alaska?
Overtime on $20 an hour in Alaska is $30.00 an hour, 1.5 times your rate after 40 hours in a week, and after 8 hours in a day if your employer has 4 or more employees. A 45-hour week of five 9-hour days pays $950.00 before tax.
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Overtime rate
$30.00 an hour
In Alaska, four 10-hour days at $20, at an employer with 4 or more employees, pay $880.00, because 8 of those 40 hours are daily overtime. Under federal rules alone the same week pays $800.00.
| Your week | Overtime hours | Pay before tax |
|---|---|---|
| 40 hours (5 days of 8) | 0 | $800.00 |
| 45 hours (5 days of 9) | 5 | $950.00 |
| 50 hours (5 days of 10) | 10 | $1,100.00 |
| 48 hours (4 days of 12) | 16 | $1,120.00 |
| 60 hours (6 days of 10) | 20 | $1,400.00 |
Your pay this week, before tax
$1,175.00
You worked 52.5 hours in Alaska, including 12.5 hours of overtime. Overtime adds $125.00 on top of your straight-time pay.
| Pay | Hours | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 40 h | $20.00 | $800.00 |
| Overtime1.5 times your rate | 12.5 h | $30.00 | $375.00 |
| Total | 52.5 h | $1,175.00 |
52.5 hours worked. An estimate under federal and Alaska law, before taxes. Not legal advice.
The rule in Alaska
In Alaska, overtime is 1.5 times your regular rate after 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, if your employer has 4 or more employees.
Alaska's minimum wage is $14.00 an hour from July 1, 2026 and rises to $15.00 on July 1, 2027.
Other hourly rates in Alaska
Sources
Official federal and state pages and laws, checked . Laws change, so confirm details on the source before you act.
- Alaska Department of Labor: Wage and Hour Pamphlet 100 (AS 23.10.060) (October 2025)
- Alaska Department of Labor: Wage and hour questions (updated November 2, 2026)
- Alaska Department of Labor: Flexible work hour plans
- US Department of Labor: State labor laws table (minimum wage and overtime) (updated November 5, 2026)
- US Department of Labor: Overtime pay
- 29 CFR 778.110: Hourly rate employee (worked examples)
- 29 CFR 778.115: Employees working at two or more rates
- 29 CFR 778.203 and 778.219: Premium pay for Sundays and holidays
- US Department of Labor: Holidays
- US Department of Labor Fact Sheet #14: Coverage under the FLSA (revised July 2009)
- Federal Register, 91 FR 27833: White-collar exemptions after the courts vacated the 2024 rule (May 15, 2026)