Work Hours & Time Card Calculators

Night Shift Hours Examples

A 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM overnight shift spans the next calendar date; after a 30 minute unpaid break it leaves 8.00 paid hours.

Assumption
Breaks are unpaid unless the scenario says otherwise.
Assumption
Gross pay examples do not include taxes, deductions, premiums, or benefits.
Assumption
Reviewed on 2026-06-18.

10:00 PM to 6:30 AM with a 30 minute unpaid break

8.00 paid overnight hours

CSV row: 2026-06-18,22:00,06:30,30,8.00

The end time lands on the next calendar date.

Use the time-card example

  1. Enter the shift

    Treat the 6:30 AM end time as the following calendar day.

  2. Apply breaks or overtime

    Subtract the overnight break after the full cross-midnight span is counted.

  3. Copy the time-card result

    Use the night-shift calculator when premiums or differential pay must be estimated.

Night Shift Hours Examples example

Use this row as a starting point before opening the calculator with live values.

InputResultCSV row
10:00 PM to 6:30 AM with a 30 minute unpaid break8.00 paid overnight hours2026-06-18,22:00,06:30,30,8.00

Copyable summary

Title,Input,Result,CSV row
Night Shift Hours Examples,10:00 PM to 6:30 AM with a 30 minute unpaid break,8.00 paid overnight hours,2026-06-18,22:00,06:30,30,8.00

Common mistakes

  • Counting 10:00 PM to 6:30 AM as a same-day negative duration.
  • Forgetting to subtract the unpaid break after crossing midnight.
  • Using paid hours alone when a separate night differential applies.

Payroll note

10:00 PM to 6:30 AM with a 30 minute unpaid break

8.00 paid overnight hours

Use this night shift hours examples note only after checking the employer rounding, meal-break, and overtime rules that apply to the shift.