Time Card Calculator
Enter start and end times for each day, subtract unpaid breaks, and get total hours, overtime and gross pay. Free, no sign-up, and nothing leaves your browser.
How to use it
- Pick the day your workweek starts (most employers use Sunday or Monday).
- Enter the start and end time for each day worked. Leave days off blank. If a shift ends after midnight, just enter the end time; it is counted on the day the shift started.
- Enter unpaid break minutes (for example a 30-minute lunch). Leave short paid breaks out.
- Add the hourly rate if you want gross pay. Choose Federal or California overtime rules.
Totals are shown in hours:minutes (41:30) and decimal hours (41.50), which is what most payroll systems want.
How overtime is calculated
Federal rule (most states): hours over 40 in a workweek are paid at 1.5× the regular rate. There is no federal daily overtime, and weekend or holiday work is not overtime by itself (U.S. DOL Fact Sheet #23).
California: overtime is also owed after 8 hours in a day, double time after 12, and special rules apply on the seventh consecutive day of work in a workweek (California DIR Overtime FAQ). Use the California overtime calculator for details.
Questions
Are lunch breaks paid?
Under federal law, a bona fide meal period (ordinarily 30 minutes or more, fully relieved from duty) is not work time. Short rest breaks of about 5 to 20 minutes must be counted as hours worked (29 CFR 785.18, 29 CFR 785.19). Only enter unpaid meal breaks in the break column.
Can a biweekly pay period be averaged?
No. Each workweek stands alone, so 30 hours one week and 50 the next means 10 hours of overtime in the second week (29 CFR 778.104). Use the biweekly calculator.
Is my data saved?
Your last entries are saved in this browser only (localStorage) so you can come back to them. Nothing is sent to a server. Press Clear to erase them.
What does decimal hours mean?
Minutes divided by 60. 7 hours 45 minutes is 7.75 hours. See the decimal hours converter for a full table.