<prompt> Human: I work at a behavioral hospital on an as-needed basis in Texas. We work 12hr shifts and I get 96hrs every pay period. I can earn overtime each week I go over 40hrs. So right now, I get 16hrs of overtime, 8 the first week and 8 the second week. I wanted to ask if it would be better to get as much overtime in the one week as possible? For example, instead of working 4848hrs, I work 6036hrs, which would give me 20hrs overtime. Would it be a waste of time since overtime is taxed at a higher rate than regular hours.Thank you for your time and advice.  <response>: since overtime is taxed at a higher rate than regular hours.Overtime is not taxed at a higher rate than regular hours, so no, its not a waste of time. Overtime may be withheld at a higher rate, but thats because your regular pay is correspondingy under withheld once you start earning OT.Imagine there were two tax rates: 10 on salaries up to 52,000, and 25 on 52,000 and up. If you earned 1,000week in regular wages, youd have 10 withheld. Which works as taxes are 10. Now imagine you work enough to earn an extra 10,00052 in a week in OT. The withholding algorithm now assumes youll make 62,000 in a year. The first 52,00052 1000 was withheld at 10 already, so the OT is withheld at 25, and thats fine as the new 10k if you earned this OT every week adds exactly 2,500 to your tax liability. Your overall tax liability is 52002500, or 12.4 of your total income. 