Enter your start time and shift length to instantly see what time you clock out. Free clock-out calculator for shift workers, nurses, and hourly employees.
Knowing exactly what time you get off work shouldn't require mental math. Whether you're a nurse finishing a 12-hour hospital shift, a retail associate on an 8-hour floor shift, or a factory worker running a 10-hour production line — this calculator gives you your clock-out time the moment you enter your start time.
Just pick when your shift starts, how long it is, and whether you have a paid or unpaid break. The result appears instantly: your clock-out time in both 12-hour and 24-hour format, your total paid hours, and an overtime indicator if you're crossing the 8 or 12-hour threshold.
Night shift workers are fully supported. If your shift crosses midnight, a "+1 day" label appears so you're never confused about whether 1:00 AM is today or tomorrow.
The "hours between two times" calculator below is useful when you already know your end time and want to confirm how many hours you're actually being paid for. And the weekly timecard tool lets you track multiple days at once — helpful for employees who work irregular schedules or split shifts.
Who uses this tool?
Shift workers across industries rely on this calculator daily. Hospital nurses managing 12-hour shifts need to know exactly when they hand off to the next team. Warehouse associates tracking 10-hour shifts during peak season use it to plan their commute. Retail managers scheduling overlapping shifts use it to avoid coverage gaps. Restaurant employees use it to calculate whether their doubles qualify for overtime pay.
Add your paid shift length plus any unpaid break to your start time. For example, if you start at 9:00 AM and work 8 paid hours with a 30-minute unpaid lunch, you clock out at 5:30 PM. With no break, the same 8-hour paid shift ends at 5:00 PM.
You clock out at exactly 5:00 PM. An 8-hour paid shift requires 8.5 total elapsed hours when factoring in an unpaid 30-minute break (8:30 AM + 8.5 hours = 5:00 PM).
Yes — an unpaid break extends the total time you spend at work. So an 8-hour paid shift with a 30-minute unpaid lunch means you clock out 8 hours and 30 minutes after you started. Your paid hours remain 8.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 CFR § 785.48), employers may round employee clock times to the nearest 15-minute interval. Clock punches 1 to 7 minutes past the quarter-hour round down, while punches 8 to 14 minutes round up.
No. Under federal FLSA regulation (29 CFR § 785.18), rest periods of 5 to 20 minutes are considered compensable work time and must be paid by your employer. They do not extend your shift end time.
Generally no. In states with statutory meal break laws (such as California, New York, Washington, and Illinois), employers are legally penalized if workers skip required meal periods, even if requested voluntarily.
If your shift crosses midnight, the calculator detects this and shows a '+1 day' label. So a shift starting at 10:00 PM for 8 hours with a 30-minute break clocks out at 6:30 AM +1 day.
For most US workers, overtime (1.5x regular pay) starts after 40 hours in a workweek under federal FLSA law. In states like California, overtime also applies after 8 hours in a single workday, and double-time (2.0x) applies after 12 daily hours.
Shift differential is premium compensation (typically an extra $1.50–$5.00/hour or 10%–15%) paid to workers on second (swing), third (graveyard), or weekend shifts to compensate for non-traditional working hours.
Overtime thresholds reference the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA, 40 hrs/week at 1.5x) plus state daily overtime rules (e.g., California Labor Code §510: 8h/day OT, 12h/day double-time). State labor laws vary — check your state's labor department. This calculator is informational only and is not legal, tax, or payroll advice.