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Minutes to Decimal for Payroll

Convert clock punch times into exact decimal hours for payroll systems (QuickBooks, ADP, Excel). Includes standard FLSA rounding rules (5 min, 6 min / 0.1h, 15 min / 7-minute rule) and wage multiplication.

FLSA 7-Min Rule
0–9 Precision Places
100% Free Tool
Payroll Hours
8.50 payroll hours
Raw: 8.45h | Rounded: 510.00m | Pay: $170.00

Live Conversion Diagram

PAYROLL CALCULATOR
8.50 PAYROLL HRS
INPUT 8h 27m (round 6)
FORMULA (8 × 60 + 27) / 60
OUTPUT 8.50 payroll hours
TOTAL TIME & WAGE Raw: 8.45h | Pay: $170.00
PROGRESS
71%
FLSA Payroll Standards

How Payroll Timesheet Rounding Works

Under the US Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers may round employee punch clock times using standardized increments:

01. 15-MINUTE (7-MIN) RULE

0.25h Increments

1–7 minutes round down to 0.00; 8–14 minutes round up to 0.25 hours (15m).

02. 6-MINUTE (TENTH) RULE

0.10h Increments

Rounds to the nearest tenth of an hour (6m = 0.1h, 12m = 0.2h, 18m = 0.3h).

03. DIRECT RATE MULTIPLIER

Pay = Hours × Rate

Multiply clean decimal hours by wage rate without sexagesimal time errors.

Quick Lookup

Minutes to Decimal Conversion Chart

A complete reference table showing every minute value (1–60) and its decimal hour equivalent for timesheets and payroll.

1 min
0.02
2 min
0.03
3 min
0.05
4 min
0.07
5 min
0.08
6 min
0.10
7 min
0.12
8 min
0.13
9 min
0.15
10 min
0.17
11 min
0.18
12 min
0.20
13 min
0.22
14 min
0.23
15 min
0.25
16 min
0.27
17 min
0.28
18 min
0.30
19 min
0.32
20 min
0.33
21 min
0.35
22 min
0.37
23 min
0.38
24 min
0.40
25 min
0.42
26 min
0.43
27 min
0.45
28 min
0.47
29 min
0.48
30 min
0.50
31 min
0.52
32 min
0.53
33 min
0.55
34 min
0.57
35 min
0.58
36 min
0.60
37 min
0.62
38 min
0.63
39 min
0.65
40 min
0.67
41 min
0.68
42 min
0.70
43 min
0.72
44 min
0.73
45 min
0.75
46 min
0.77
47 min
0.78
48 min
0.80
49 min
0.82
50 min
0.83
51 min
0.85
52 min
0.87
53 min
0.88
54 min
0.90
55 min
0.92
56 min
0.93
57 min
0.95
58 min
0.97
59 min
0.98
60 min
1.00
Timesheet Guide

Common Payroll Time Periods

Quick payroll reference showing time periods, their decimal values, and pay calculations at $20/hr.

Time Period Decimal Hours Pay Example ($20/hr)
6 min0.10$20/hr → $2.00
15 min0.25$20/hr → $5.00
20 min0.33$20/hr → $6.67
30 min0.50$20/hr → $10.00
45 min0.75$20/hr → $15.00
1 hour1.00$20/hr → $20.00
1h 15m1.25$20/hr → $25.00
1h 30m1.50$20/hr → $30.00
1h 45m1.75$20/hr → $35.00
2 hours2.00$20/hr → $40.00
4 hours4.00$20/hr → $80.00
7h 30m7.50$20/hr → $150.00
8 hours8.00$20/hr → $160.00
8h 30m8.50$20/hr → $170.00
10 hours10.00$20/hr → $200.00
Reverse Lookup

Decimal Hours to Hours & Minutes

Translate decimal time back into standard clock hours and minutes for schedules and invoices.

Decimal Hours Hours : Minutes Decimal Hours Hours : Minutes
0.100:061.251:15
0.200:121.501:30
0.250:151.751:45
0.300:182.002:00
0.330:202.502:30
0.400:243.003:00
0.500:304.004:00
0.600:365.005:00
0.670:406.006:00
0.700:427.507:30
0.750:458.008:00
0.800:488.508:30
0.830:5010.0010:00
0.900:5412.0012:00
1.001:0024.0024:00
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Payroll Time Conversion

Under the FLSA 7-minute rule (15-minute rounding increment), minutes 1 through 7 round down to the previous quarter hour (0.00), while minutes 8 through 14 round up to the next quarter hour (0.25).
Multiply total decimal hours by the employee's hourly rate. For example, 8.50 decimal hours at $20/hour = 8.50 × 20 = $170.00 gross pay.
Clocks use base-60 (60 minutes in an hour), while currency uses base-10. Multiplying $20/hr directly by 8:30 gives incorrect results ($170 instead of $166 if misinterpreted as 8.30). Decimal conversion (8.50) ensures 100% mathematical accuracy.