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โฐ Hours Calculator

Calculate hours worked between two times, with optional break time.

About the Hours Calculator

Whether you're tracking work hours for payroll, billing a client, managing shift schedules, or simply adding up time entries, our Hours Calculator makes it effortless. Enter multiple start and end time pairs, and the calculator totals them up โ€” accounting for overnight shifts and converting the result to decimal hours for easy payroll integration.

No more manually converting 7 hours 45 minutes to 7.75 hours or adding time entries with pencil and paper. This tool does it all in seconds.

How It Works

Enter your start and end times in 12-hour or 24-hour format. Add as many time entries as needed (multiple shifts, multiple days). The calculator sums all durations and presents the total in both hours:minutes format and decimal hours. Lunch/break deductions can be entered separately.

Formula / Key Reference

Duration = End Time โˆ’ Start Time (in minutes)
Total Hours = Sum of all durations รท 60
Decimal Hours = Total Hours + (Remaining Minutes รท 60)
Hourly Earnings = Decimal Hours ร— Hourly Rate

Real-World Example

Weekly timesheet for a part-time employee:

Monday: 9:00 AM โ€“ 1:30 PM = 4h 30m

Tuesday: 2:00 PM โ€“ 7:45 PM = 5h 45m

Thursday: 8:30 AM โ€“ 3:00 PM = 6h 30m (30 min lunch break = 6h 0m)

Saturday: 10:00 AM โ€“ 4:15 PM = 6h 15m

Total: 4h30 + 5h45 + 6h00 + 6h15 = 22h 30m

Decimal: 22.5 hours

At $18/hour:

Regular pay (40h limit not reached): 22.5 ร— $18 = $405.00

This is exactly the calculation a payroll administrator would verify. The decimal conversion eliminates the most common math error in manual timesheets.

Common Uses

  • Calculating weekly payroll hours for hourly employees
  • Tracking billable hours for freelancers and consultants
  • Adding up shift times for scheduling purposes
  • Calculating overtime (hours over 40 per week in the US)
  • Logging project or task time for productivity analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I convert hours and minutes to decimal? โ–ผ
Divide the minutes by 60 and add to the hours. For example, 7 hours 45 minutes = 7 + (45 รท 60) = 7 + 0.75 = 7.75 decimal hours. This is the format most payroll software expects.
What counts as overtime? โ–ผ
In the US, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires overtime pay (1.5ร— regular rate) for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek for non-exempt employees. Some states have daily overtime rules (California requires overtime after 8 hours in a day). Always check your state's specific labor laws.
How do I handle overnight shifts? โ–ผ
Enter the start and end times normally โ€” if the shift crosses midnight (e.g., 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM), indicate that the end time is on the next day. Our calculator handles cross-midnight durations correctly, adding 24 hours when the end time is earlier than the start time.
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