8am to 5pm is 9 hours
8am to 5pm is 9 hours — 9.00 in decimal. With an unpaid 30-minute lunch that is 8 hours 30 minutes of paid time (8.50), and with an hour for lunch, 8 hours (8.00).
| Shift | Hours | Decimal |
|---|---|---|
| 8am to 5pm | 9h | 9.00 |
| With a 30-minute unpaid lunch | 8h 30m | 8.50 |
| With a 1-hour unpaid lunch | 8h | 8.00 |
| 5 days with a 30-minute lunch | 42h 30m | 42.50 |
8am to 5pm over a week
Over five days with a 30-minute lunch, 8am to 5pm adds up to 42.5 hours. Under the federal 40-hour rule that is 2.5 overtime hours. California's daily rule gives the same 2.5 overtime hours here, because the long days and the long week overlap.
Time card for 8am to 5pm
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8am to 5pm: common questions
How many hours is 8am to 5pm with lunch?
With an unpaid 30-minute lunch, 8am to 5pm is 8 hours 30 minutes of paid work, or 8.50 hours in decimal. With a full hour for lunch it is 8 hours (8.00). Short rest breaks of 5 to 20 minutes are paid time under federal rules, so they are not subtracted.
How many hours a week is 8am to 5pm?
Five days of 8am to 5pm with a 30-minute lunch is 42.5 hours a week. Anything over 40 in the workweek is overtime under federal law, so 2.5 of those hours are paid at time and a half. States with daily overtime count long days on their own — pick your state in the calculator above.
How do I write 8am to 5pm on a time card in decimal?
Write the clock-in and clock-out as they are, and the total as decimal hours: 9.00 for the full shift, or 8.50 after a 30-minute unpaid lunch. To convert, divide the minutes by 60 — 30 minutes is 0.50, 15 is 0.25 and 45 is 0.75 — and add them to the whole hours.
Other shifts
Converting a whole column of times? Use the hours to decimal converter, or the full time card calculator.