Time Card Calculator With Lunch Breaks, Overtime, and CSV Export
Track a weekly time card with breaks, overtime, projected pay periods, day mix, and export-ready CSV output.
Calculate with Time Card Calculator With Lunch Breaks, Overtime, and CSV Export
| Day | Start | End | Break | Paid hours | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonShift 1 | 7.5 | ||||
| TueShift 1 | 7.5 | ||||
| WedShift 1 | 7.5 | ||||
| ThuShift 1 | 7.5 | ||||
| FriShift 1 | 7.5 | ||||
| SatShift 1 | 0 | ||||
| SunShift 1 | 0 |
Export-ready time card
Copy this CSV-style summary into a spreadsheet, download it, or print it for weekly approval.
Payroll rounding note: this calculator totals exact entered times and does not apply 5-, 6-, 10-, or 15-minute rounding rules automatically.
Planning context
Use this to total a weekly time card from daily start and end times, break minutes, overtime settings, pay-period projection, and export-ready rows.
Common jobs
Add several shifts into one weekly paid-hours total.
See how unpaid breaks change the paid-hours total.
Copy a clean summary before entering totals in a payroll system.
Inputs to confirm
Start time, end time, and break minutes for each day that belongs in the same weekly card.
Hourly rate, overtime threshold, and overtime multiplier used for the gross pay estimate.
Weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, or monthly projection used to scale the entered week.
Workflow method and assumptions
Next decision
Build a weekly card from daily rows
Enter each worked day
Fill in start, end, and break values for the days that belong in the same card.
Check weekly totals
Compare paid hours, overtime, weekend hours, longest shift, and projected pay-period values.
Copy the summary
Use the export-ready text for a payroll note while keeping the original clock records.
Assumptions worth checking
Using This Calculator
Scenario: prepare a weekly time card
Use this page when several workdays need to be totaled before you copy hours into payroll, a manager message, or a spreadsheet archive.
- Result factors: daily start and end times, unpaid breaks, blank days, weekend rows, hourly rate, and pay-period projection.
- Example scenario: a Monday-Friday card with one short Friday and one Saturday coverage row can show total paid hours, overtime pressure, and a cleaner export note.
- Hourly-worker scenario: compare weekly paid hours with the schedule before entering totals in the employer system.
- Personal tracking scenario: keep a copy of the CSV-style rows when you need a simple record of where the weekly total came from.
How to interpret the weekly totals
Weekly paid hours are the sum of entered rows after break deductions. Regular and overtime hours use the threshold you entered, while projected period pay scales the same week into the selected pay-period view.
- Use weekly paid hours as the main total for a timesheet comparison.
- Use regular and overtime split only when the entered threshold matches the rule you need.
- Use projected period pay for planning, not as a promise of take-home pay.
- Blank rows count as not worked, so missing start or end times can understate the week.
Limits, common mistakes, and next checks
This page organizes a weekly card, but it is not an official timekeeping record. Employer rounding, split-shift rules, holiday pay, PTO, paid-break rules, and approval systems may change the final payroll entry.
- Do not leave a row half-filled; a start time without an end time should be fixed before trusting totals.
- Do not treat projected period pay as take-home pay because deductions and taxes are outside the calculation.
- Work Hours Calculator for a single-row check.
- Work Hours hub for choosing the right shift, break, or payroll follow-up.
- Payroll Hours Calculator for rounded payroll entries.
- Overtime Hours Calculator for threshold checks.
- Time Card CSV Template when the time card needs a spreadsheet handoff.
Quick glossary
An amount before taxes, deductions, or external adjustments are applied.
Worked time after unpaid breaks or excluded intervals are removed.
The difference between expected work time and the number currently entered.
Result checks before you use it
Calculator questions
What people usually check next
What is a time card calculator used for?
Use it to total daily shifts into a weekly timesheet, subtract unpaid breaks, check paid hours, and prepare a clean summary before payroll or manager signoff.
Can I calculate weekly timesheet hours with breaks?
Yes. Enter each workday or shift row with its break minutes so the weekly paid-hours total reflects unpaid time.
Does this replace an employer timekeeping system?
No. It is a planning and totals tool. Keep the source clock records and verify the official result in the employer system.
When should I use Work Hours Calculator instead?
Use Work Hours Calculator when you only need to check one shift. Use Time Card Calculator when several shifts need to roll into one weekly summary.
Workflow references and examples
Follow-up tools
Use the next calculator when it matches the workflow
Check one shift before adding it to the weekly card.
Choose the next shift, break, payroll, or overtime workflow.
Apply rounding and overtime split after the card is complete.
Test whether the weekly total crosses the overtime threshold.
Use time card CSV/overtime columns for a spreadsheet handoff.
Review regular and overtime split examples before payroll review.