<prompt> Human: I have regular hours 80 72.33 overtime hours.My total taxes were 8.7 of the fed taxable gross. Previous paycheck:Regular hours 79.62 0.52 overtime hours.My total taxes were 20.6 of the fed taxable gross.This got me so confused, all the articles online said overtime pay is not good because we get taxed more, etc. But this seems on the contrary.  <response>: Youll need to break down the specific taxes, and as Mreme487 said, well need to know your W-4 settings filing status, number of allowances and your pay frequency although it seems to be bi-weekly.One thing is that if you earned 127,200 in this calendar year, then the 6.2 Social Security goes away until the start of next year. Thats because SSA stops taxing at that number and thats the cap thats used for determining benefits when you retire.Also, OT is not taxed more. Its withheld more. Huge difference. 