Guides
The methods behind the calculators, explained with worked examples you can check by hand.
How to Calculate Hours Worked (Breaks, Overnight)A step-by-step method for finding hours worked from clock times, including unpaid breaks, overnight shifts and a full week of totals.How to Fill Out a Time Card CorrectlyWhat goes on a paper or digital time card, how to record punches and breaks, how to fix mistakes and how to total the week.How to Calculate Weekly Work HoursHow to total weekly hours, what counts as a workweek, how to average hours over several weeks and when overtime starts.How to Convert Minutes to Decimal Hours (With Chart)Divide minutes by 60. This guide explains the method, shows a chart for common minutes and explains how to avoid rounding drift in payroll.How to Calculate Overtime Pay Under Federal RulesTime and a half explained: who qualifies, how to find the regular rate with bonuses, worked examples and where state rules differ.How to Convert Hourly Pay to Salary (and Back)Multiply by 2,080 to convert hourly pay to an annual salary, then adjust for part-time hours, unpaid weeks and paycheck frequency.How to Calculate Business Days (With US Holidays)How to count working days between dates or add business days to a date, including how US federal holidays that fall on weekends are observed.How to Calculate the Time Between Two DatesCount days, weeks, months and years between dates by hand, handle leap years and month ends and decide whether to include the end date.