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Sum a day's clock in/out punches into total hours and gross pay.
$140.00
This calculator sums a day's clock-in/clock-out punches -- a morning session and an afternoon session, separated by an unpaid lunch break -- into total hours worked and gross pay at an hourly rate, the same math a physical time clock or timesheet app performs.
Enter your morning clock-in/clock-out times, your afternoon clock-in/clock-out times, and your hourly rate. The result shows total hours worked and gross pay for the day.
Total minutes worked = (morning clock-out - morning clock-in) + (afternoon clock-out - afternoon clock-in). Gross pay = total hours x hourly rate. The gap between the morning clock-out and afternoon clock-in (the lunch break) is automatically unpaid, since it's simply not counted in either punch pair.
9:00 AM-12:00 PM and 1:00 PM-5:00 PM at $20/hr: 7 hours worked, $140 gross pay.
For a single-punch-pair version without a lunch break, see the Hours Calculator. To sum a full week of daily totals into gross pay, use the Timesheet Calculator.
Copy the punch times straight from your timesheet or clock app rather than estimating. Enter the morning in and out times, then the afternoon in and out times, and set your hourly rate. Read the total hours and the gross pay figure. For a day with a single session, set both afternoon fields to the same time so the second pair adds nothing. Punch pairs are calculated independently, so the gap between them is never counted, whether it is a long lunch or a short pause.
A hypothetical day: in at 8:47 AM, out at 12:15 PM, back in at 12:52 PM, out at 5:03 PM, at 18.50 dollars per hour. The morning is 3 hours 28 minutes (208 minutes). The afternoon is 4 hours 11 minutes (251 minutes). The total is 459 minutes, or 7.65 hours. Multiplying by the rate gives about 141.53 dollars gross. Working in minutes first, then dividing by 60 once, avoids the rounding drift that happens when you convert each session to decimal hours separately.
If your employer reports a different total than this tool, look first at three things: the rounding policy, an automatic meal deduction that subtracts a break even when you did not take one, and a missed or edited punch. If the difference is more than a few minutes and you cannot explain it, ask your payroll or HR department for the punch record. Rules about breaks, rounding, and correcting timekeeping errors are set by employers within the limits of local labor law, so consult your state or national labor agency if a dispute is not resolved.
Enter the same clock-in and clock-out time for the afternoon session (e.g. both set to 5:00 PM), which contributes zero additional minutes to the total.
No -- for a shift that crosses midnight, use the Time Duration Calculator, which handles the day rollover.
Unpaid -- the gap between your morning clock-out and afternoon clock-in is never counted toward total hours, matching how most hourly jobs treat an unpaid lunch break.
Enter the whole shift as the morning pair and set both afternoon times to the same value so that pair adds zero minutes.
Common reasons are punch rounding, an automatic meal deduction, or an edited punch. This tool uses the exact minutes you enter.
No. It is hours times rate before taxes, deductions, and any overtime or differential pay your employer may apply.
Reference: U.S. Department of Labor