Lunch Break Calculator
Determine your payable working hours after subtracting unpaid meal periods. Compare 30, 45, and 60-minute break scenarios to see their effect on your pay.
Unpaid Lunch Break Calculator
Calculate payable shift hours after deducting meal breaks
Break Scenarios Comparison
Paid Hours After Lunch
Paid Hours = Gross Elapsed Shift Time − Unpaid Meal Period Duration.
For example, working 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM spans 9.00 elapsed hours (540 minutes). With a 30-minute unpaid lunch, payable time is 8.50 decimal hours (8 hours 30 minutes). With a 45-minute lunch, payable time is 8.25 decimal hours (8 hours 15 minutes). Short rest breaks under 20 minutes remain compensable work time under FLSA rules.
Understanding Meal Break Math
When calculating timesheets, unpaid meal breaks are subtracted directly from elapsed shift time:
Notice: Short rest breaks (e.g. two 15-minute coffee breaks) are generally paid time and should not be deducted from your total work hours.