How many hours is 8 AM to 5 PM?
8 AM → 5 PM9:009 h · 9.00 decimal hours · 540 minutes
After a 30-minute unpaid lunch: 8 h 30 min (8.50 h).
8 AM to 5 PM with breaks
| Unpaid break | Hours worked | Decimal | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| none | 9:00 | 9.00 | 45.00 h |
| 15 min | 8:45 | 8.75 | 43.75 h |
| 30 min | 8:30 | 8.50 | 42.50 h |
| 45 min | 8:15 | 8.25 | 41.25 h |
| 60 min | 8:00 | 8.00 | 40.00 h |
How it’s worked out
On a 24-hour clock 8 AM is 8:00 and 5 PM is 17:00. 17:00 − 8:00 = 9:00. Take off any unpaid break, then divide leftover minutes by 60 for decimal hours.
A single 9-hour day is not overtime under federal law, which counts only hours over 40 in a workweek. In California, Alaska and (for lower-paid workers) Nevada, paid hours over 8 in a day earn 1.5×; see overtime rules by state.
Pay for one shift (30-min lunch)–
Similar shifts
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- 3 PM to 11 PM 8:00
- 11 PM to 7 AM 8:00
Questions people ask
How many hours is 8 AM to 5 PM?
8 AM to 5 PM is 9 h (9.00 hours). With a 30-minute unpaid lunch it is 8 h 30 min of paid work, or 8.50 decimal hours.
How many hours is 8 AM to 5 PM with a 1-hour lunch?
8 h, or 8.00 hours.
How many hours a week is 8 AM to 5 PM, five days a week?
Five 8 AM–5 PM shifts are 45.00 hours on the clock. With a 30-minute unpaid lunch each day that is 42.50 paid hours, of which 2.50 are overtime under the federal 40-hour rule.