Biweekly payroll · 14-day time card

Biweekly time card calculator

Enter 14 days of start and end times, set your hourly rate and weekly OT threshold, and get regular hours, overtime hours, and total gross pay — calculated per workweek to match FLSA rules.

Biweekly time card calculator

DayStartEndBreak (min)OvernightHours
Week 1 · Mon
Week 1 · Tue
Week 1 · Wed
Week 1 · Thu
Week 1 · Fri
Week 1 · Sat
Week 1 · Sun
Week 2 · Mon
Week 2 · Tue
Week 2 · Wed
Week 2 · Thu
Week 2 · Fri
Week 2 · Sat
Week 2 · Sun

Week 1 total

0.00 hrs

Week 2 total

0.00 hrs

Regular hours

0.00

Overtime hours

0.00

Total hours

0.00

Regular pay

$0.00

Overtime pay

$0.00

Total gross pay

$0.00

Works offline

All math runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Weekly OT split

Week 1 and Week 2 evaluated separately to match FLSA.

14 days at once

One screen for the full biweekly pay period.

Gross pay ready

Rate optional — get total pay and breakdown instantly.

How the biweekly calculator works

Four steps — no account, no spreadsheet.

  1. 1

    Enter your hourly rate (optional)

    If you want gross pay output, enter your hourly rate. Leave blank to compute hours only.

  2. 2

    Set the weekly OT threshold

    Federal default is 40 hours per week. Some states or agreements use lower thresholds — change it to match your rule.

  3. 3

    Fill in punch-in and punch-out times for each day

    Use 24-hour or 12-hour format (the browser will accept both). Check the overnight box if the shift crossed midnight.

  4. 4

    Read the totals

    Week 1 and Week 2 hours are split, overtime is computed per week, and total gross pay appears automatically.

The biweekly pay formula

For each workweek

regular hrs = min(week total, 40)
ot hrs = max(0, week total − 40)

Overtime is calculated per week, not per 14-day period. This prevents underpayment when hours are unevenly distributed.

Total gross pay

pay = (reg hrs × rate) + (ot hrs × rate × 1.5)

Use 2× for double-time rules. Substitute a custom multiplier in the settings if your agreement uses a different rate.

Biweekly pay · quick reference

Common biweekly totals at popular hourly rates (standard 80-hour pay period, no overtime):

Hourly rateBiweekly (80 hrs)Annualized (26 periods)
$10.00$800$20,800
$15.00$1,200$31,200
$18.00$1,440$37,440
$20.00$1,600$41,600
$25.00$2,000$52,000
$30.00$2,400$62,400
$40.00$3,200$83,200
$50.00$4,000$104,000
$75.00$6,000$156,000
$100.00$8,000$208,000

Who uses a biweekly time card

Hourly employees verifying paychecks

Punch-in/out times don’t always translate cleanly to a pay stub. Use this as a sanity check against what HR reports.

Small business owners running payroll

Paper time cards from the shop floor, plugged into a spreadsheet, always cost an hour on Friday. Do it here in 5 minutes.

Freelancers billing by the hour

Track a two-week sprint against a client, then copy the total hours straight into your invoice.

Managers approving timecards

Eyeball whether an employee is running long on overtime before you sign the batch — catch it now, not after payroll closes.

Frequently asked questions

What is a biweekly time card?+
A biweekly time card records the hours worked across 14 days — two back-to-back workweeks that are paid together on a single biweekly paycheck. In the United States, about 43% of private-sector workers are on a biweekly pay schedule, so the 14-day time card is the most common payroll input in the country.
How is overtime calculated on a biweekly time card?+
Under the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), overtime is calculated on a weekly basis — not biweekly. That means hours over 40 in each individual workweek must be paid at 1.5× the regular rate, even if the total for the 14-day period is below 80. Our calculator evaluates each week separately and adds the two results, so you never accidentally underpay overtime by averaging across weeks.
Does the calculator handle overnight shifts?+
Yes. Check the “+1 day” box on any day where the shift ends on the next calendar day (for example, clock-in at 22:00 and clock-out at 06:00). The calculator automatically adds 24 hours to the end time to produce the correct duration.
Do break minutes count toward paid time?+
Federal law does not require paid meal breaks, though short rest breaks (5–20 minutes) must be paid when offered. Enter unpaid break minutes in the “Break (min)” column to deduct them from the day’s total. Leave it at 0 if the break is paid or if there is no break.
Can I use this for semi-monthly pay?+
Not directly. Semi-monthly pay runs on calendar dates (1st–15th and 16th–end of month), which creates unequal pay periods of 86.67 hours on average. Use this tool for biweekly pay (exactly 14 days, 80 hours standard) or use our weekly timesheet calculator and combine periods manually for semi-monthly schedules.
Why are Weeks 1 and 2 tracked separately?+
Because overtime is computed per workweek under the FLSA. Someone who works 50 hours in Week 1 and 30 hours in Week 2 is owed 10 hours of overtime — not zero — even though the biweekly total is exactly 80. Our calculator splits the weeks visually to make this clear.
Does California have special rules?+
Yes. California requires daily overtime (over 8 hours in a day) and double-time (over 12 hours in a day or over 8 on the 7th consecutive day). This calculator uses the standard federal weekly threshold — for California-specific compliance, consult a payroll professional or use the state labor commissioner’s guidance.
How accurate is the gross pay calculation?+
The math is exact to the penny for the inputs you provide. Gross pay is: (regular hours × rate) + (OT hours × rate × multiplier). It does not include taxes, benefits, shift differentials, or bonuses — those are separate line items on a paycheck. For estimated take-home pay, combine this result with a bonus/withholding tool.