Work Hours & Time Card Calculators

Biweekly payroll calculation

Direct answer

Calculate two workweeks independently and add their pay afterward; an 80-hour biweekly total can hide overtime in one week.

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Region
U.S. federal covered-nonexempt illustration; other thresholds and exemptions require another setup.
Best calculator
Payroll Hours Calculator
Reviewed
2026-07-14

Reproducible workflow

Method, inputs, and worked result

Method

  1. 1Partition rows by workweek.
  2. 2Apply threshold to each week.
  3. 3Combine week results into pay-period summary.

Inputs used

  • 46 hours in week 1 and 34 in week 2
  • $21 base rate
  • 40-hour weekly threshold assumption

Worked example

The biweekly card totals 80 unevenly distributed hours.

  1. 1.Week 1 pay is $1,029.
  2. 2.Week 2 pay is $714.
  3. 3.Combined illustrative gross is $1,743.

$1,743, which is $63 above invalid flat base multiplication.

Reproduce: Create two workweek groups, enter 46 and 34, verify 6/0 premium split, then add outputs.

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Open Payroll Hours Calculator
Scenario: Biweekly payroll calculation
Direct answer: Calculate two workweeks independently and add their pay afterward; an 80-hour biweekly total can hide overtime in one week.
Region: U.S. federal covered-nonexempt illustration; other thresholds and exemptions require another setup.
Inputs: 46 hours in week 1 and 34 in week 2; $21 base rate; 40-hour weekly threshold assumption
Method: Partition rows by workweek. Apply threshold to each week. Combine week results into pay-period summary.
Example result: $1,743, which is $63 above invalid flat base multiplication.
Reproduce: Create two workweek groups, enter 46 and 34, verify 6/0 premium split, then add outputs.
Boundary: Confirm the fixed workweek and any lawful exception before using this arithmetic.
Next step: open Payroll Hours Calculator from Work Hours & Time Card Calculators.

Common use cases

biweekly time card

payroll export

overtime review

What can change the result

Hours cross workweek boundary

Bonus belongs to one week

Alternative work-period rule

Mistakes to avoid

  • Averaging weeks
  • Treating pay period as workweek
  • Moving premium to wrong line

Questions to explore next

  • When does each week begin?
  • Which six hours exceed threshold?
  • Where does a bonus belong?