What is time and a half for $18 an hour?

Time and a half for $18 an hour is $27 an hour. Under the federal rule, 10 overtime hours past 40 in a week pay $270, and the 50-hour week comes to $990 before taxes.

This is pay before taxes and deductions. Federal law (FLSA) pays 1.5 times your rate after 40 hours in a workweek. California also counts by the day: 1.5 times after 8 hours, double after 12, and its own rule for the seventh day in a row.