Work Hours & Timesheet Calculator
Calculate your weekly work hours with lunch break deductions, overtime pay, and estimated gross wages. Export or copy in one click.
Minutes to Decimal Cheat Sheet
Payroll systems use decimals instead of minutes: 15 mins = 0.25 hrs, 30 mins = 0.50 hrs, 45 mins = 0.75 hrs. 8 hrs 30 mins = 8.50 hours.
Unpaid Lunch Deductions
If you clock in at 9:00 AM and leave at 5:00 PM with a 30-minute lunch, your paid net work time is 7.5 hours (7 hours and 30 minutes).
How Overtime (1.5x) Works
Any hours worked over 40 hours in a single standard workweek are typically paid at 1.5x your regular hourly wage (time and a half).
How to Calculate Your Work Hours Easily
Tracking time manually with pencil and paper or mental math often leads to rounding errors and lost wages. Whether you are a freelancer billing multiple clients, an hourly employee auditing your paycheck, or a small business manager running bi-weekly payroll, our free time card calculator takes the friction out of tracking hours.
Handling Overnight Shifts
Working the night shift? Our calculator automatically detects when a shift crosses midnight (for example, clocking in at 10:00 PM and clocking out at 6:30 AM) and accurately calculates total duration without errors.
Decimal Hours vs. Clock Minutes
When multiplying hours by your hourly rate, you cannot multiply standard minutes directly ($20 × 7 hours 30 mins is NOT $20 × 7.30). You must convert minutes to a decimal: 30 minutes = 0.50, so 7.50 × $20 = $150.00. Our calculator does this automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions About Calculating Work Hours
Common questions about timesheets, decimal hours conversion, and overtime rules.
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