Hours to Decimal Calculator
Convert hours, minutes and seconds to decimal hours for timesheets and payroll, or decimal hours back to hours and minutes.
Result
7.75
- Total minutes
- 465
- Total seconds
- 27,900
7 hours, 45 minutes and 0 seconds is 7.75 decimal hours.
Calculation breakdown
| Step | Formula | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Decimal hours | 7 + 45 ÷ 60 + 0 ÷ 3,600 | 7.75 |
| Total minutes | 7.75 × 60 | 465 |
How it works
Enter hours, minutes and seconds to get decimal hours, or switch to enter decimal hours and get hours, minutes and seconds.
Worked example
7 hours 45 minutes:
- Minutes as hours: 45 ÷ 60 = 0.75
- Decimal hours: 7 + 0.75 = 7.75
- Total minutes: 7.75 × 60 = 465
Rounding
Decimal hours are shown to four places. The conversion itself is not rounded.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you convert hours and minutes to decimal hours?
Divide the minutes by 60 and add the whole hours. 7 hours 45 minutes is 7 + 45 ÷ 60 = 7.75 decimal hours. Add seconds divided by 3,600 if you have them.
How do you convert decimal hours to hours and minutes?
The whole number is the hours, and the decimal part times 60 is the minutes. For 7.75 hours, 0.75 × 60 = 45, so it is 7 hours 45 minutes.
Why do payrolls use decimal hours?
Pay is hourly, so multiplying hours by a rate is easier with decimals than with minutes. 7.75 hours at $20 an hour is $155. The result here is not rounded, so follow your employer's payroll rounding rule.
What is 15 minutes as a decimal?
15 minutes is 0.25 hours, 30 minutes is 0.5 hours and 45 minutes is 0.75 hours. A single minute is 0.016667 hours.
Do I count breaks?
The US Department of Labor's Fact Sheet 22 says short rest periods of about 20 minutes or less count as hours worked, and bona fide meal periods of typically 30 minutes or more generally need not. Use the hours worked calculator on this site to total shifts with breaks.
For information only. Payroll rounding and break rules depend on your employer and the law that applies to you.