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Free Time Card Calculator with Lunch Breaks2026-07-24T12:11:47+00:00

Time Card Calculator with Lunch

Use this free time card calculator to quickly total your weekly work hours, including lunch and meal break deductions. Just enter each day’s start time, stop time, and lunch length, and the calculator handles the rest, no manual math or spreadsheet formulas required.

New: This calculator now saves your time card data automatically, so you can come back each day to update your hours as the week progresses. It will also calculate an estimated gross pay based on your hourly rate, giving you a running total before payday.

Day Start Time Stop Time Lunch (min) Hours
Total Hours Worked 0.00
0h 00m
$

For each day, select your start time, stop time, and lunch break length (none, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes). The calculator automatically subtracts your break time and totals your hours worked for the week in decimal format, ready to hand off for payroll.

  • Simple & Intuitive

Does This Calculator Include Overtime?

This calculator totals your hours worked after lunch deductions, so you can see at a glance when you’ve crossed into overtime.

Under federal law, most hourly employees earn overtime pay (1.5x their regular rate) for any hours worked over 40 in a week, though some states have daily overtime rules too.

If you’d rather have lunch deductions and overtime calculated automatically every pay period instead of doing it by hand, TimeTrakGO’s work time clock system handles both automatically.

For small businesses that want to skip the spreadsheet entirely, our small business timesheet software automates the whole process, from clock-in to payroll export.

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Time Card Calculator: Frequently Asked Questions

Can this calculator handle daily overtime rules?2026-07-21T20:12:14+00:00

This calculator totals weekly hours after lunch deductions. If your state requires daily overtime (for example, after 8 hours in a day), you’ll want to check each day’s total against your state’s rule, or use TimeTrakGO’s automatic overtime tracking to handle it for you.

Do I need to pay employees for their lunch break?2026-07-21T20:11:48+00:00

Generally no, if the break is at least 30 minutes and the employee is fully relieved of duties. If they’re working through lunch or on-call, that time typically needs to be paid

Is a lunch break required by law?2026-07-21T20:11:23+00:00

It depends on your state. Federal law doesn’t require meal breaks, but many states (like California and Illinois) do require unpaid meal breaks after a certain number of hours worked. Check your state’s labor requirements or your legal counsel to confirm your specific obligations

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