Hours Calculator

Because pay is rate × hours, and multiplication needs a decimal: 7 hours 30 minutes at $18/hr is 7.5 × 18 = $135. The classic mistake is typing 7.30 — that's 7 hours 18 minutes, and it shorts you 12 minutes per shift. The conversion is minutes ÷ 60: 15 min = 0.25, 20 min = 0.33, 45 min = 0.75.

Automatically — if the end time is earlier than the start, the calculator assumes you crossed midnight and adds 24 hours. A 10 PM to 6 AM shift correctly shows 8 hours. It flags when it's done this, so a typo (like swapping start and end) doesn't silently produce a 16-hour shift.

For pay purposes, only unpaid ones — in the US, short breaks (5–20 min) are typically paid time under federal rules, while a bona fide meal break of 30+ minutes where you're fully relieved of duty is typically unpaid. Enter just the unpaid portion here. Employer policies vary, so the paystub is the ground truth.

This tool is deliberately single-shift for speed. The time card calculator handles a full week — per-day in/out times, per-day breaks, weekly total, and overtime math — and is the right tool at timesheet-submission time.