Biweekly time card calculator

Add up two weeks of in and out times on one card. HoursPad works out overtime for each workweek, not the whole two weeks, following the federal rule quoted below.

Not legal, tax or payroll advice. General information only; results are estimates. Read the full notice.

Settings: name, pay rate, overtime, rounding

Name for the printed card

Hourly rate ($) Optional. Shows pay before taxes.

Overtime Optional. Overtime is counted for each workweek. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 207) sets overtime at not less than 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, for employees it covers who are not exempt. Source: 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1).

Workweek starts on

Time card covers

Time format

Round each time to Rounds to the nearest mark, never just down.

0:00 0 min · 0.00 hours

Estimate based on what you entered. Not legal or payroll advice; check it against your employer's records.

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Example: working 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM with a 30-minute unpaid lunch, Monday to Friday for two weeks plus one Saturday, is 88 h (88.00 hours). With federal overtime on, 8 h of that is overtime, all in the second week.

How to use it

Type your In and Out times for each day of the two weeks.
For lunch, press + Add in and out under that day, or type your unpaid break in minutes.
Open Settings to set the day your workweek starts, your hourly rate and overtime.
Press Print for a card with signature lines, or Download for a spreadsheet file.

Overtime on a two-week card

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 207) sets overtime pay at not less than 1.5 times the regular rate for hours over 40 in a workweek, for employees it covers who are not exempt.
Under federal regulations, a workweek is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours, which is seven consecutive 24-hour periods.

Because the federal rule above is written per workweek, HoursPad counts each workweek on its own: a long first week and a short second week can still show overtime even if the two-week total is 80 hours or less. HoursPad splits the card at the workweek start day you choose in Settings.

Questions

How do I add up two weeks of hours?

Total each day (out time minus in time, minus any unpaid break), then add all the days in the two weeks. HoursPad does this as you type and shows each week's days on one card.

Is overtime counted over the two weeks or each week?

Under federal law, overtime is counted per workweek, not per pay period. HoursPad splits a two-week card into its two workweeks before working out overtime. The rule and its source are below.

Official sources

29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1) (opens in new tab), U.S. Government Publishing Office (U.S. Code).
“for a workweek longer than forty hours unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of the hours above specified at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed.”
Checked November 11, 2026. Rules change; verify with the source.
Overtime Pay (Wage and Hour Division) (opens in new tab), U.S. Department of Labor.
“Unless exempt, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.”
Checked November 11, 2026. Rules change; verify with the source.
29 CFR § 778.105 Determining the workweek (opens in new tab), Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR).
“An employee's workweek is a fixed and regularly recurring period of 168 hours—seven consecutive 24-hour periods.”
Checked November 11, 2026. Rules change; verify with the source.

These are summaries of what the official sources say, not legal advice. Laws change and exceptions apply. Check with your employer or your state labor department about your own job.