Enter your clock-in and clock-out times for the week, including an overnight shift that ends the next morning. We total your hours, deduct unpaid breaks, split regular hours from overtime at 40 hours a week using an editable multiplier (1.5x by default, per the FLSA), and estimate gross pay if you enter an hourly rate.
Fill in the days you worked. Leave a day blank to skip it. If a clock-out time is earlier than that day's clock-in, we treat it as an overnight shift ending the next morning.
Sensible default. Modify inputs above to match your week.
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Enter your clock-in and clock-out time for each day you worked, plus any unpaid break. We total the hours, deduct the breaks, and split regular time from federal overtime at the 40-hour weekly threshold, so you can check a paycheck, build a time card for payroll, or see a crew's hours before a shift ends.
Time card / hours calculator. Clock-in and clock-out times minus unpaid breaks, totaled per day, then split into regular and federal overtime hours at the 40-hour weekly line.
How this number is calculated
For each day, we take the time between your clock-in and clock-out, then subtract any unpaid break minutes you entered. That gives your hours worked for the day, shown in both decimal hours (the format payroll systems use, like 8.5) and hours and minutes (the format a time card uses, like 8:30). Every day's hours worked are added together for a weekly total.
From that weekly total, the first 40 hours are regular time, and anything past 40 is overtime, paid at the multiplier you set (1.5 times the regular rate by default, the Fair Labor Standards Act's "one and one-half times" minimum standard). If you entered an hourly rate, we multiply regular hours by that rate and overtime hours by the rate and the multiplier to show an estimated gross pay, before any taxes or deductions. Once you know that overtime total, the No Tax on Overtime Calculator shows how much of it is tax-deductible.
Why unpaid breaks matter
An unpaid lunch or break is time you clocked out (or should have) and were not paid for, so it should never count toward your worked hours or your overtime total. This calculator subtracts the break minutes you enter for that day from the raw time between clock-in and clock-out. Leave it at 0 if you did not take an unpaid break that day; a paid break should not be entered here at all, since it is already worked time.
Overnight shifts, crossing midnight
If a day's clock-out time is earlier than that same day's clock-in time, we treat it as an overnight shift: the clock-out is read as happening the next morning, not the same day. A 10:00 PM clock-in with a 6:00 AM clock-out, for example, is read as 8 hours, not flagged as an error. A shift that works out to 24 hours or more, most often two identical clock-in and clock-out times entered by mistake, is flagged as invalid and excluded from the weekly total rather than counted as a full day, the same way an ordinary clock-out-before-clock-in typo was always handled.
What the rounding option does
Turning on "Round each punch to the nearest 15 minutes" rounds your clock-in and clock-out times to the closest quarter hour before the math runs, the same style of rounding described in the federal regulation at 29 CFR 785.48. A common version of this rule rounds down if you are within about 7 minutes of the earlier quarter hour, and up if you are closer to the next one. It is off by default here, so your results use your exact entered times unless you turn it on.
Federal overtime only, not your state's daily rule
Some states add their own daily overtime rules on top of the federal 40-hour weekly standard, for example paying overtime after 8 hours worked in a single day even if the week stays under 40 hours. This calculator computes weekly overtime only, at the 40-hour threshold and the multiplier you set, the rule that applies everywhere in the country. Editing the multiplier field changes the rate applied to weekly overtime; it does not add a daily-overtime rule. If your state has a daily overtime rule, your actual overtime pay may be higher than this estimate shows; check your state's labor agency for the specific threshold.
A worked example
Leave the calculator on its defaults: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with a 30-minute unpaid break each day, no Saturday or Sunday hours, and the default 1.5x overtime multiplier. Each day is 9 hours between clock-in and clock-out, minus the 30-minute break, for 8.5 hours worked per day. Five days at 8.5 hours is 42.5 hours for the week: the first 40 are regular hours, and the remaining 2.5 are overtime, paid at 1.5 times the regular rate. At the default $20.00 hourly rate, that is 40 × $20.00 = $800.00 in regular pay plus 2.5 × $20.00 × 1.5 = $75.00 in overtime pay, for an estimated $875.00 gross for the week, before taxes. Raising the multiplier field changes only the overtime pay figure; the regular pay and the hours split stay the same. Convert that weekly figure to an annual salary with the Salary Calculator to compare it against a salaried offer.
What this calculator does not account for
This is not a payroll or tax-withholding tool: the pay figure shown is an estimated gross amount before federal, state, and local taxes, and before any other deductions. It does not calculate paycheck withholding; see FigureNerd's paycheck calculators for that. It does not apply any state-specific daily overtime rule, does not automatically model a double-time rule some states or union contracts use (though a higher multiplier can approximate one), and does not track paid time off, holiday pay, or shift differentials. If part of your week was tipped work, the Tip Calculator splits that out separately. Treat the result as a quick estimate of hours and gross pay, not a substitute for your employer's official time and payroll records.
Methodology and sources
For each day with both a clock-in and clock-out entered, if the clock-out time is earlier than or equal to the clock-in time, it is read as an overnight shift ending the next day, adding 24 hours to the clock-out time before subtracting. Worked minutes then equal the (possibly next-day) clock-out time minus the clock-in time, minus that day's unpaid break minutes (floored at zero, so a break longer than the shift never produces negative time). A resulting shift of 24 hours or longer, which can only happen when the same time was entered for both clock-in and clock-out, is flagged as invalid and excluded rather than counted. If rounding is turned on, the clock-in and clock-out times are each independently rounded to the nearest 15-minute mark before this subtraction, following the style of rounding permitted by 29 CFR 785.48. Daily worked minutes are converted to hours and summed across all entered days for a weekly total. Of that weekly total, the first 40 hours are regular hours and any hours beyond 40 are overtime hours, paid at the overtime multiplier entered (1.5 times the regular hourly rate by default, editable from 1.0 to 3.0), per the Fair Labor Standards Act's weekly overtime standard, which sets 1.5x as a floor, not a ceiling. If an hourly rate greater than zero is entered, estimated gross pay equals (regular hours × rate) + (overtime hours × rate × multiplier); the rate is capped at $999.99/hr and the multiplier at 3.0 to keep the estimate realistic.
Enter your clock-in and clock-out time for each day you worked, plus any unpaid break minutes for that day. This calculator subtracts the break from the time between clock-in and clock-out to get hours worked, then adds every day together for a weekly total, shown in both decimal hours (for payroll) and hours and minutes (for a time card).
This calculator applies the federal Fair Labor Standards Act rule: hours worked over 40 in a single workweek pay at one and one-half times the regular rate. Everything up to 40 hours in the week is regular time; every hour past 40 is overtime.
No. Some states add their own daily overtime rules on top of the federal 40-hour weekly standard, for example overtime after 8 hours in a single day. This calculator computes weekly overtime only, at the 40-hour threshold. Check your state's labor agency for any daily rule that may also apply to you.
When turned on, each clock-in and clock-out time is rounded to the nearest quarter hour before the math runs, following the rounding practice described in the federal regulation at 29 CFR 785.48. It is optional and off by default; leave it off to use your exact punch times.
Yes. If a day's clock-out time is earlier than that day's clock-in time, it is read as ending the next morning rather than flagged as an error. A shift that works out to 24 hours or longer, which happens only when the same time is entered for both clock-in and clock-out, is flagged as invalid and excluded from the weekly total.
Yes. The Fair Labor Standards Act sets one and one-half times (1.5x) the regular rate as the federal floor for weekly overtime, and 1.5x is this calculator's default. The overtime multiplier field can be adjusted from 1.0 to 3.0 if your employer, union contract, or state requires a different rate, such as double time. It changes only the weekly overtime rate; it does not add a state daily-overtime rule.
Disclaimer. FigureNerd calculators are educational tools designed to support your decision-making. We are not licensed CPAs, attorneys, or financial planners. Results are directional and may help prompt consultation with a qualified professional. Tax, legal, and financial outcomes depend on individual circumstances. This calculator is designed to estimate hours worked and, if you enter a rate, a gross pay figure before taxes. It is not a payroll system and does not calculate tax withholding, does not apply state-specific daily overtime rules, and carries no guarantee of matching your employer's official records. Consult your employer's payroll department or a qualified professional for questions about your actual pay.