Work Hours Calculator

About Work Hours Calculator

Timesheets and shift schedules require quick, accurate math. Enter your start time, end time and unpaid break, plus days per week and an optional hourly rate, and this tool shows hours per day, hours per week and earnings. It handles shifts that cross midnight. Hourly employees, freelancers and managers use it to check pay and plan schedules.

Example

Input: start 09:00, end 17:30, 30-minute break, 5 days, rate $20. Output: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, $160 per day and $800 per week.

Tips for better results

• Enter only unpaid break time in the break field.
• For overtime, calculate the regular and overtime hours separately.
• Keep your own records of hours in case of pay questions.

When to use Work Hours Calculator

Use this when you need a clean number for hours worked without doing time math by hand. It helps hourly employees checking a paycheck, freelancers preparing an invoice, managers building a schedule and parents or students tracking part-time shifts. Enter the start, end and unpaid break, then add days per week and a rate to see weekly hours and estimated pay. The calculation runs in your browser, and the pay figure is a gross estimate that may differ from an actual paycheck.

Real-world uses

• A restaurant server checks whether her paycheck matches the hours she worked across a week of split lunch and dinner shifts.
• A freelance tutor tallies a week of sessions with breaks in between and uses the total hours to prepare an invoice.
• A night security guard confirms the length of a shift that starts at 10 pm and ends at 6 am with a thirty minute break.
• A small shop owner estimates weekly labor hours for a new part-time hire before deciding how many days to schedule.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Entering a paid break as unpaid. Check your employer's policy first, because subtracting paid time understates your hours and your expected pay.
• Rounding start and end times differently from your employer. Many workplaces round to set intervals, so compare your numbers against the official timekeeping record.
• Using the weekly total for overtime without checking local rules and how your employer counts the workweek. Confirm overtime details with your payroll department.

Calculate hours worked and pay from start, end and break times. It works instantly in your browser, so there is nothing to install and nothing to upload. Work Hours Calculator is part of our collection of 100 free tools in the Job & Resume category.

How to use it

1. Enter your information or choose a file in the tool above.
2. Your result appears right below the tool.
3. Copy the result, or adjust your input and try again.

Frequently asked questions

Can I calculate an irregular schedule?

Run each different shift separately and add the totals yourself. The tool assumes the same hours on each day, so varied weeks are easier to handle one shift at a time.

Why is my pay estimate higher than my paycheck?

The estimate is before taxes, insurance and other deductions, and it ignores rounding rules. Compare it to your gross pay line on the pay stub, not to the amount deposited.

Is Work Hours Calculator free to use?

Yes. Work Hours Calculator is completely free and you do not need to create an account.

Is my data uploaded anywhere?

No. This tool runs in your browser, so what you type or choose stays on your device.

How accurate are the results?

Calculations use standard formulas, but always double-check important figures, especially for money, health or legal decisions.