Clock Card Calculator
Time Card Calculator works out Total hours and Total as h:mm:ss from What to work out, Target paid hours for the shift and Timesheet (one line per day). The default figures on this page give total hours of 8.50 h; change any entry and the result, the working and the sources update together.
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Updates as you typeHow this is worked out
2 steps
- Shift: 9 h on the clock less 30 min unpaid break = 8.5 h
- Total on the clock: 8.5 h across 1 day(s).
Day by daytable
| week | label | date | hours | breakHours | regular | overtime | doubleTime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shift | 8.5 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
Workweek totalstable
| week | totalHours | regular | overtime | doubleTime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
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What the Time Card Calculator calculates
Totals hours worked from clock-in and clock-out punches with unpaid breaks, splits them into regular, overtime and double time under FLSA, daily or California rules, and prices the result at an hourly rate.
How to use this Time Card Calculator
Enter What to work out, Target paid hours for the shift, Timesheet (one line per day) and Clock in. Total hours updates as you type, and “Use a worked example” loads checked figures you can adjust. Change one figure at a time to see what drives the result.
How the result is worked out
Open “How this is worked out” beside the result for the step-by-step calculation behind Total hours, Total as h:mm:ss and Regular hours.
The method follows Fair Labor Standards ACT, 29 U.S.C. 207(a)(1) - overtime after 40 hours in a workweek, 29 CFR 785.48(b) - rounding practices for recording working time, 29 CFR 785.19 - bona fide meal periods are not worktime, 29 CFR 778.202 - overtime premiums are not counted twice and California Labor Code 510 - daily overtime and the seventh consecutive day.
Single shift 8:00 to 17:00 with a 30 minute lunch example
With Clock in: 08:00, Clock out: 17:00, Unpaid break: 30, Overtime rule: none, the calculator returns Total hours: 8.5, Total minutes: 510, Gross pay: 0. This example is checked against an independent source in the test suite.
What you can compare
Change one input at a time to see how it affects Total hours, Total as h:mm:ss and Regular hours. The inputs you can vary are What to work out, Target paid hours for the shift, Timesheet (one line per day), Clock in, Clock out and Unpaid break.
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Frequently asked questions
How to calculate time on a timecard?
Totals hours worked from clock-in and clock-out punches with unpaid breaks, splits them into regular, overtime and double time under FLSA, daily or California rules, and prices the result at an hourly rate. Open “How this is worked out” beside the result to see each step for your own figures.
Is there a time card calculator that allows for multiple in-and-out times?
Totals hours worked from clock-in and clock-out punches with unpaid breaks, splits them into regular, overtime and double time under FLSA, daily or California rules, and prices the result at an hourly rate. On the figures this page opens with — unpaid break 30 min — the total hours is 8.5 h. Put your own figures in their place and the working updates beside the result.
What is 30 minutes on a time card?
Totals hours worked from clock-in and clock-out punches with unpaid breaks, splits them into regular, overtime and double time under FLSA, daily or California rules, and prices the result at an hourly rate. On this page it is computed from What to work out, Target paid hours for the shift and Timesheet (one line per day) and shown as Total hours, Total as h:mm:ss and Regular hours.
What information do I need for the Time Card Calculator?
You need What to work out, Target paid hours for the shift, Timesheet (one line per day), Clock in, Clock out, Unpaid break, Automatic meal deduction and Deduct the meal on shifts of at least. The page opens with default figures that give total hours of 8.50 h, so you can see the scale before entering your own.
What does this Time Card Calculator show?
It shows Total hours, Total as h:mm:ss, Regular hours, Overtime hours, Double time hours, Unpaid break hours, Total minutes and Days worked, with the working and any warnings for your entries.
Can I check how the Time Card Calculator result was calculated?
Yes. The “How this is worked out” section shows the calculation steps, and the sources section identifies the references used for the method.