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Hours Worked Calculator

The exact decimal hours worked in a single shift, after subtracting your break.

Unpaid vs. paid breaks

Only subtract breaks that are actually unpaid under your employer's policy — many short breaks (5-15 minutes) are legally required to be paid in some jurisdictions and shouldn't be deducted from hours worked.

Decimal hours for payroll

The result is in decimal hours (like 7.5), which is the format most payroll and timesheet systems expect — see the Decimal Time Calculator if you need to convert between decimal hours and HH:MM:SS.

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DateDelta

Hours Worked Calculator

The exact decimal hours worked in a single shift, after subtracting your break.

Clock-in hour (0–23)

Clock-in minute

Clock-out hour (0–23)

Clock-out minute

Break minutes

Hours worked

Break time is subtracted from the total time on the clock.

What you entered

Clock-in hour (0–23): 9Clock-in minute: 0Clock-out hour (0–23): 17Clock-out minute: 30Break minutes: 30

1
Time on the clock (gross)
17:30 − 09:00= 510 minutes
2
Subtract break time
510 − 30= 480 minutes
3
Convert to decimal hours
480 ÷ 60= 8 hours

Result

Hours worked: 8

After a 30-minute break, you worked 8 hours.

Unpaid vs. paid breaks

Decimal hours for payroll

The result is in decimal hours (like 7.5), which is the format most payroll and timesheet systems expect — see the Decimal Time Calculator if you need to convert between decimal hours and HH:MM:SS.