Biweekly Time Card Calculator
Fill in two weeks of shifts for a biweekly pay period. The calculator totals each week, applies overtime week by week as the law requires, and shows your hours and gross pay for the whole period.
Enter your times in and out.
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How to use the biweekly calculator
- Set the day your workweek starts — usually the first day of your pay period.
- Enter each shift for week 1 and week 2: time in, time out and any unpaid break in minutes. Leave days off empty.
- Add your hourly rate to see gross pay for the pay period.
- Choose the overtime rule for your state and check the totals for each week and for the period.
Why overtime is counted week by week
A biweekly paycheck covers two workweeks, but the federal overtime rule applies to each workweek on its own. Hours can't be averaged across the two weeks. So 45 hours in week 1 and 35 hours in week 2 is 80 hours in total — and still 5 hours of overtime, all from week 1.
Worked example: week 1 = 45 hours, week 2 = 35 hours, $20.00 an hour, federal rule
- Week 1: 40 regular hours + 5 overtime hours. Week 2: 35 regular hours.
- Regular pay: 75 × $20.00 = $1,500.00.
- Overtime pay: 5 × $30.00 = $150.00.
- Gross pay for the period: $1,650.00 — not the $1,600 you'd get by paying 80 straight hours.
States with daily overtime — California, Alaska, Colorado and, for lower-paid workers, Nevada — add overtime for long days on top of this. Choose your state's rule in the calculator, or read overtime rules by state.
Biweekly isn't the same as twice a month
Biweekly pay means every two weeks: 26 paychecks a year, each covering exactly 14 days. Semimonthly pay means twice a month, usually on the 15th and the last day: 24 paychecks, each covering 13 to 16 days that don't line up with workweeks. For semimonthly pay, add up each workweek separately with the weekly time card calculator to get the overtime right. More in biweekly vs semimonthly pay.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours is a full-time biweekly pay period?
80 hours: two 40-hour workweeks. Anything over 40 in either week is overtime under federal law, even if the two-week total is 80 or less.
Can my employer average my hours over two weeks?
Not for overtime under the FLSA. Each workweek stands alone. Some public-sector workers, such as police and firefighters, have special work-period rules.
Are my times saved?
Yes, in this browser only. The biweekly card is saved separately from the weekly one. Use Reset to clear it.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division — Fact Sheet #23: Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA ("Averaging of hours over two or more weeks is not permitted").
- State rules: California Labor Code §510; Alaska Statutes §23.10.060; Colorado COMPS Order, 7 CCR 1103-1; Nevada Revised Statutes 608.018.
- Estimates for information only, not legal or payroll advice. How we calculate.