How to use this time card calculator
Enter the clock-in and clock-out times from your card, then check the lunch minutes and Paid setting. Start in the two-week layout or switch to one week. Review the day totals, separate weekly overtime and optional gross pay. Export when checked. For a general weekly summary, use the timesheet calculator.
How to read a time card
Read each clock-in and clock-out pair as one period. A machine-printed card may show 09:03 and 17:07, while a handwritten card might use 9:03 AM and 5:07 PM; both formats work here. Compact entries such as 1730 are also accepted. Bare hours use 24-hour time, so 5 means 05:00; add PM when you mean the afternoon. If handwriting is unclear, confirm the original record with the person responsible rather than guessing. Keep morning and evening periods separate. An ending time earlier than its start is interpreted as the following day. The daily total combines completed pairs, not the entire span between the first and last punch.
Lunch and breaks on a time card
A break inside a recorded period is deducted when unpaid and retained when Paid is checked. The first period defaults to 30 unpaid minutes; additional periods have no default break. Change that value to match your records. Use Add break for multiple rests, with independent Paid settings for each one. If your separate morning and afternoon punches already exclude lunch, enter zero for that lunch. Thirty minutes is half an hour, not 0.3 hours. For a lunch-focused layout, open the time card calculator with lunch.
Overnight and split shifts
Enter 22:00–06:00 as a normal pair: the earlier ending time is treated as the next day. With no unpaid break, that gives eight hours. Use Add period for a separate morning or evening shift on the same day. The calculator adds the periods automatically, so you can keep the original punch structure instead of calculating separate answers and adding them manually. A period missing its end remains excluded until you complete it.
Weekly vs biweekly time cards and overtime
Two-week mode provides 14 daily rows, but overtime is evaluated separately for each seven-day workweek. The default threshold is 40 hours, not 80 across two weeks. A 45-hour first week and 35-hour second week produces five overtime hours. Set the start day to your actual fixed workweek; it need not match a calendar week. The biweekly hours tool also opens a two-week layout. Daily over-eight mode is an optional estimate rather than a complete state rule. An entered hourly rate and selected multiplier determine estimated gross pay; taxes and other deductions are not included.
Decimal hours for payroll
Many payroll systems need decimal hours because pay is calculated by multiplying hours by a rate. Convert the minutes portion by dividing it by 60: one hour thirty minutes becomes 1.5 hours. The table gives common fractions. Keep the exact minute totals for checking; displayed decimals are rounded to two places. CSV exports put decimal hours in a numeric column alongside a separate hours-and-minutes column.
| Minutes | Decimal hours |
|---|---|
| 15 | 0.25 |
| 20 | 0.33 |
| 30 | 0.50 |
| 45 | 0.75 |
Export, print, and privacy
Download CSV for a spreadsheet, copy the summary as tab-separated text, or print the card. Your entries stay in this browser. No account is required, and calculation data is never uploaded. Local storage remembers your inputs on this device; it is not a backup or a way to sync between devices. Settings links share calculation options; full-card links include entered records in their fragment. Choose the appropriate link for your recipient.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a time card and a timesheet?
A time card contains individual clock-in and clock-out records; a timesheet summarizes those records into working hours. This page helps you read and convert the original punches. If your main task is preparing a weekly summary rather than reading a card, use our timesheet calculator for that workflow.
How do I calculate hours from a time card?
Subtract clock-in from clock-out for each complete pair, deduct unpaid breaks inside that period, and add the resulting hours. Keep separate periods on separate lines. The calculator combines daily and weekly totals automatically. Before exporting, check any warnings, unclear handwritten entries and the break values against your original card.
Does it work with AM/PM and 24-hour times?
Yes. Enter 9:00 AM and 5:30 PM, or use 09:00 and 17:30. Compact numbers such as 1730 are accepted as 17:30. A bare hour is interpreted using 24-hour time, so enter 5 PM rather than 5 for an afternoon punch. Invalid entries are flagged and excluded until corrected.
How are lunch breaks handled?
The first period defaults to a 30-minute unpaid break. Additional periods start without a break. Tick Paid to keep that time included, or change the minutes. Use Add break to record multiple paid or unpaid rests within one period. When separate punches already exclude lunch, leave that lunch deduction at zero.
Can I calculate a biweekly time card?
Yes. This page opens with two weeks of daily records, and you can switch to one week. Each week has its own overtime result under the selected rule. In the default weekly mode, hours above 40 in one week are overtime even if the other week contains fewer than 40.
Can I export my time card to CSV or Excel?
Yes. Download CSV creates a spreadsheet-compatible file with numeric decimal hours and a separate hours-and-minutes column. Copy summary produces tab-separated rows you can paste into Excel. Print makes a paper-friendly report. No registration is required, and your entries remain in your browser rather than being sent to a server.