Payroll systems almost always want decimal hours (7.5, not “7h 30m”), but timesheets are naturally recorded in clock times — this calculator bridges that gap, handling multi-day entries, unpaid breaks, and even overnight shifts automatically.
What Is the Work Hours Calculator?
A timesheet tool that takes clock-in and clock-out times for any number of days, subtracts an optional unpaid break per day, and totals everything into both a readable hours-and-minutes format and a decimal-hours figure ready for payroll.
How to Use It
- Open the tool at /tools/work-hours-calculator.
- Enter clock-in and clock-out times for each day, plus any unpaid break minutes.
- Use “Add day” for more entries, or “Remove” to delete a row.
- Read the running total in both hours/minutes and decimal form.
Key Features
- Overnight shift support, automatically treating a clock-out earlier than clock-in as happening the next day.
- Per-day unpaid break deduction, matching how most payroll systems handle lunch breaks.
- Decimal hours conversion, giving the exact format most timesheet and payroll software expects.
- Unlimited day entries, add or remove rows as needed for any pay period length.
When to Use This Tool
- Freelancers and contractors tallying billable hours across a work week.
- Hourly employees double-checking a paycheck against their own clock-in/out records.
- Small business owners manually calculating payroll without dedicated timesheet software.
Try It Now
Open Work Hours Calculator directly, or press ⌘K and type the tool name from anywhere on the site.
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