Work Hours Calculator

How It Works

Your paid hours are the gap between clock-in and clock-out, minus any unpaid break. Multiply the daily figure by the number of days you work each week to get the weekly total. Under the US federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), non-exempt employees must be paid at least 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek — so the first 40 hours are paid at the regular rate and anything beyond that at time-and-a-half. Gross pay is the sum of the two, before tax and deductions.

Worked Example

Clock in at 9:00 AM and out at 5:30 PM with a 30-minute unpaid break: the shift is 8 hours 30 minutes minus 30 minutes, or 8 hours a day. Over 5 days that is 40 hours, all at the regular rate, so at $22 an hour the gross pay is 40 × $22 = $880. Work a sixth day and the week becomes 48 hours: 40 regular hours ($880) plus 8 overtime hours at $22 × 1.5 = $33 an hour ($264), for a gross pay of $1,144. The extra day is worth $264 instead of $176 because of the overtime premium.

How to Use This Calculator

Enter your clock-in and clock-out times, your unpaid break in minutes, how many days a week you work this shift, and your hourly rate. The result updates live and shows daily hours, weekly hours, regular and overtime hours, and the gross pay split between the two rates. Night shifts need no extra step: if clock-out is earlier than clock-in, it is read as the next day. If your employer pays for breaks, enter 0 for the break. Reset restores the example shift.

Tips and Practical Advice

Check your pay stub against this calculator — the most common payroll errors are a missed overtime premium and a break deducted twice. Remember that the 40-hour threshold is weekly, not daily, under federal law: a 10-hour day on its own is not overtime federally, though some states (California, for example) do pay daily overtime, so check your state's rules. Keep your own record of start and finish times even if your employer tracks them, because your notes are what settle a dispute.