How to use the timesheet calculator with overtime
Type or paste one shift per line into the timesheet input. Each line starts with a date or weekday, followed by the clock-in time, the clock-out time, and then optional meal-break minutes, travel minutes, an hourly rate override, and a case or client id. A header row is detected and skipped automatically, and overnight shifts such as 22:00 to 06:00 are rolled into the next day instead of producing negative hours. Choose Standard FLSA for weekly overtime only, California for daily overtime and double time, or California IHSS caregiver for workweek splitting and the 66-hour statutory limit. Set the base hourly rate, press Calculate overtime pay, and the daily table, workweek breakdown, KPI cards, and the copyable pay report update together.
Daily overtime over 8 hours and double time over 12
Under California rules, hours worked beyond 8 in a single workday are paid at one and a half times the regular rate, and hours beyond 12 in that same workday are paid at double the regular rate. The calculator classifies every shift into regular, overtime, and double-time buckets before it applies the weekly true-up, so a 13-hour shift correctly reports 8 regular hours, 4 overtime hours, and 1 double-time hour. Working a seventh consecutive day in the same workweek also moves hours beyond 8 on that day into overtime, which matters for caregivers and restaurant staff who rarely get two days off in a row.
Weekly overtime over 40 hours and the IHSS workweek split
Weekly overtime is measured inside a fixed workweek, not across a calendar month. This calculator groups shifts into Sunday-to-Saturday workweeks and, after the daily classification, moves any regular hours beyond 40 into the overtime bucket at one and a half times the rate. In California IHSS caregiver mode the same shifts are also reported per workweek against the 66-hour statutory limit, so you can see how many hours remain before the limit is reached and whether one workweek is carrying more hours than the other. Both workweeks of a semi-monthly pay period are shown side by side, which is exactly how the IHSS timesheet is reviewed.
Meal breaks, travel time, and hourly pay
Enter meal-break minutes for any unpaid break that should be deducted from paid hours; the calculator subtracts them and, in California mode, flags a meal-premium hour when a shift runs past six hours with no break recorded. Travel minutes between recipients are added to paid time for IHSS caregivers, and can be excluded for standard payroll. Gross pay is then computed from the classified hours: regular hours at the base rate, overtime hours at one and a half times, double-time hours at twice the rate, plus any meal-premium hours. Every figure is deterministic, so the same timesheet always produces the same pay report.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a timesheet calculator with overtime?
A timesheet calculator with overtime turns a list of shifts into paid hours. This one reads each shift's clock-in and clock-out times, deducts unpaid meal breaks, adds paid travel time, sorts the hours into regular, overtime, and double-time buckets using daily and weekly rules, and multiplies them by an hourly rate to produce gross pay for the whole pay period.
How do I calculate overtime on a timesheet?
Add one shift per line with its date, time in, and time out, choose a rule set, and press Calculate overtime pay. Standard FLSA pays overtime only for hours beyond 40 in a workweek. California also pays one and a half times for hours beyond 8 in a day and double time for hours beyond 12 in a day, which the daily table shows per shift.
Is this calculator free and private?
Yes. The calculator runs entirely in your browser, is free to use, and requires no account. Timesheet lines stay on the page, and the optional saved timesheets are stored locally in your own browser storage unless an Axle backend is configured.
Does it support California IHSS caregiver timesheets?
Yes. IHSS caregiver mode groups shifts into Sunday-to-Saturday workweeks, reports each workweek separately against the 66-hour statutory limit, applies the seventh-consecutive-day overtime rule, and includes paid travel time between recipients in the paid hours.
How are meal breaks and travel time handled?
Meal-break minutes you enter are deducted from paid hours, and California mode flags a one-hour meal premium when a shift passes six hours without a recorded break. Travel minutes are paid time when travel is included and ignored when it is not, so the same timesheet can be evaluated for both policies.
Can I export or copy the overtime pay report?
Yes. Every run produces a plain-text pay report showing the daily breakdown, workweek totals, overtime split, and gross pay. Copy it to the clipboard, download it as a report file, share it, or export the daily table as CSV, JSON, or PDF from the export button.