Weekly hours calculator

Add up your hours for the week and see how close you are to 40.

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: six days of 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM with a 30-minute break add up to 54 h (54.00 hours) for the week. With the federal 40-hour setting, HoursPad estimates 14 h (14.00 hours) of that as overtime.

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

How to use it

Type your In and Out time for each day of the week.
Type any Unpaid break (min) for each day.
Read the week's total, and the time left until 40 hours.
Open Settings to change Workweek starts on, or set Overtime to Off.

The 40-hour line

The U.S. Department of Labor says employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, unless exempt, 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.

HoursPad uses this 40-hour figure only to estimate the overtime shown on the card. Your employer or your state labor department can confirm what applies to your job. For two weeks at a time, see the biweekly time card calculator.

Questions

How do I add up my hours for a week?

Work out each day (out minus in, minus unpaid break) and add the days. Six days of 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM with a 30-minute break add up to 54 h (54.00 hours).

How many hours until 40?

Open Settings and set Overtime to Federal (FLSA). This page starts with it set that way, unless you chose differently earlier. While you fill in a week, a line under the total shows how much time is left before 40 hours in the workweek.

Which day does my week start on?

Pick it in Settings under Workweek starts on. HoursPad splits the card into weeks from that day. Your employer sets the workweek they use for pay.

Can I see the week in decimal hours?

Yes. The total shows hours and minutes and decimal hours together, such as 54 h (54.00 hours).

Official sources

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.

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.