How to use
- For each day you worked, enter the start and end times and any unpaid break in minutes.
- Leave days off blank. A shift that ends after midnight is fine.
- Optional: add your hourly rate to see your pay.
- Keep weekly overtime on, or change the threshold and rate to match your job.
How the time card is calculated
- Each day: end − start − unpaid break. If the end is earlier than the start, 24 hours are added (an overnight shift).
- Week: the sum of the days, in decimal hours and h:mm.
- Overtime: the hours above the threshold (40 by default) in the week.
- Pay: regular hours × rate + overtime hours × rate × multiplier (1.5 by default).
Example
Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00 with a 30-minute lunch:
- Each day: 8 hours − 30 minutes = 7.50 hours
- Week: 5 × 7.5 = 37.50 hours (37:30)
- At $20 an hour: $750.00, with no overtime
Weekly pay at $20 an hour
Five days of 8:00 to 18:00 with a 1-hour lunch is 45 hours, which pays $950.00.
| Hours worked | Regular pay | Overtime pay (1.5×) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37.5 | $750.00 | $0.00 | $750.00 |
| 40 | $800.00 | $0.00 | $800.00 |
| 42 | $800.00 | $60.00 | $860.00 |
| 45 | $800.00 | $150.00 | $950.00 |
| 50 | $800.00 | $300.00 | $1,100.00 |
Overtime rules differ
- US federal (FLSA): at least 1.5× the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. Hours can’t be averaged across weeks.
- California: also 1.5× after 8 hours in a workday, and 2× after 12.
- Elsewhere: set your own threshold and multiplier, or turn overtime off.
Breaks, rounding and cents
Under US federal rules, short rest breaks of 5 to 20 minutes are paid work time. Meal breaks, usually 30 minutes or more with no duties, are not. Enter only unpaid breaks.
Some employers round clock times to the nearest 5, 6 or 15 minutes. This calculator uses exact minutes, so pay can differ by a few cents from a payslip that rounds hours first.
Checking a single shift? Use the hours calculator.