Time Card Calculator
Track your weekly hours with automatic regular and overtime split. Perfect for payroll, timesheets, and week-at-a-glance reporting.
Week Settings
Weekly Entries
Weekly Totals
See your full week at a glance with day-by-day breakdowns.
Auto Overtime
Automatically splits regular and overtime hours by threshold.
Pay Estimate
Optional hourly rate calculates estimated gross pay with 1.5x overtime.
Print & Share
Export your time card or copy results for payroll submission.
Examples
Standard 40-hour week
Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM → 5:00 PM
Lunch: 30 min each day
37.5 hrs — 0 overtime
7.5 hrs/day × 5 days = 37.5 hours
Week with Saturday overtime
Mon–Fri: 8:00 AM → 5:00 PM (45m lunch)
Sat: 9:00 AM → 1:00 PM
46.25 hrs — 6.25 OT
40 regular + 6.25 overtime hours
Short week with 4 days
Mon–Thu: 9:00 AM → 6:00 PM
Lunch: 30 min each day
34.0 hrs — 0 overtime
8.5 hrs/day × 4 days = 34 hours
What is a Time Card Calculator?
A time card calculator is a free online tool that helps employees and employers calculate total work hours for an entire week. Unlike a simple daily calculator, it handles multiple days at once, automatically splits hours into regular and overtime based on a customizable threshold, and can even estimate gross pay when an hourly rate is provided. This makes it an essential tool for payroll preparation, timesheet validation, and work-hour tracking.
How to Use a Time Card Calculator
To use our calculator, select the date your workweek starts (usually Monday). Enter your clock-in and clock-out times for each day you worked, and add any unpaid break durations in minutes. Disable days you did not work by toggling them off. Click Calculate to see your weekly total, regular hours, and overtime hours. If you enter an hourly rate, the calculator will also show your estimated gross pay with time-and-a-half applied to overtime.
Understanding Regular vs. Overtime Hours
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the United States, overtime is defined as any hours worked over 40 in a single workweek. Our calculator defaults to this standard threshold but allows you to customize it for company-specific policies or international labor laws. Regular hours are paid at your standard rate, while overtime hours are typically paid at 1.5 times that rate. Some states and countries have additional daily overtime rules, which you can account for by adjusting your threshold or using our overtime calculator.
Break Deductions and Accuracy
Accurate break tracking is critical for correct payroll. Only unpaid breaks should be deducted from your total shift time. Our calculator subtracts the break minutes you enter from each day's shift duration before summing the weekly total. This ensures your regular and overtime splits reflect actual worked hours, not just time on the premises.
Why Use Our Time Card Calculator?
Our tool is designed for speed and accuracy. There is no signup, no ads, and no data collection. Your entries and history are stored only in your browser's localStorage, keeping your work hours completely private. The calculator works offline after the first page load, supports print and copy export, and provides instant day-by-day and week-total breakdowns. Pair it with our work hours calculator for single-day tracking or our paycheck calculator for full pay stub estimation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about weekly time cards and overtime.
Enter your clock-in and clock-out times for each day of the week, along with any unpaid breaks. The calculator totals your hours, splits them into regular and overtime based on your threshold, and optionally estimates your gross pay.
In the United States, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines overtime as any hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Our calculator defaults to 40 hours, but you can adjust it for your company policy or local labor laws.
Overtime pay is typically 1.5 times your regular hourly rate (time and a half). Our calculator uses this standard multiplier. For example, if you earn $20/hour, overtime hours are paid at $30/hour.
This calculator is designed for a single workweek. For biweekly periods, you can run the calculator twice and add the totals together, or use our Timesheet Calculator for multi-week support.
Yes. Enter your unpaid break duration in minutes for each day, and the calculator will deduct it from your total shift time. Only unpaid breaks should be entered.
Your calculation history is stored only in your browser's localStorage. It never leaves your device and is not sent to any server. You can clear it at any time.