How Many Hours Is 7 AM to 7 PM?
7 AM to 7 PM with a 60-minute unpaid break is 11 paid hours a day (11:00), or 55 hours over a five-day week.
7 AM to 7 PM: hours by day, week, month and year
You are at work for 12:00 (12 hours) each day and paid for 11:00 (11 hours) once the 60-minute unpaid break is taken off. Multiply by the days you work to get the longer periods below. A month is the weekly total times 52 divided by 12, which is 4.33 weeks, and a year is 52 weeks with no unpaid leave removed.
| Period | Paid time (h:mm) | Decimal hours | Time at work incl. break (h:mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| One day | 11:00 | 11 | 12:00 |
| One week, 5 days | 55:00 | 55 | 60:00 |
| One week, 4 days | 44:00 | 44 | 48:00 |
| One month (5 days) | 238:20 | 238.33 | 260:00 |
| One year (5 days, 52 weeks) | 2860:00 | 2,860 | 3120:00 |
Your day on the clock: 7 AM to 7 PM
The table assumes the 60-minute break starts when half of the paid time is done, at 12:30 PM. Move the break and every later time shifts with it. You complete 11 paid hours by 7:00 PM.
| Milestone | Clock time | Paid time so far (h:mm) |
|---|---|---|
| Clock in | 7:00 AM | 0:00 |
| Paid hour 1 complete | 8:00 AM | 1:00 |
| Paid hour 2 complete | 9:00 AM | 2:00 |
| Paid hour 3 complete | 10:00 AM | 3:00 |
| Paid hour 4 complete | 11:00 AM | 4:00 |
| Paid hour 5 complete | 12:00 PM | 5:00 |
| Break begins | 12:30 PM | 5:30 |
| Break ends | 1:30 PM | 5:30 |
| Paid hour 6 complete | 2:00 PM | 6:00 |
| Paid hour 7 complete | 3:00 PM | 7:00 |
| Paid hour 8 complete | 4:00 PM | 8:00 |
| Paid hour 9 complete | 5:00 PM | 9:00 |
| Paid hour 10 complete | 6:00 PM | 10:00 |
| Paid hour 11 complete | 7:00 PM | 11:00 |
| Clock out | 7:00 PM | 11:00 |
How the break changes 7 AM to 7 PM
The same 12:00 on the clock gives a different paid total depending on how long you are unpaid for. Each extra 15 minutes of break takes 1.25 hours off a five-day week and 65 hours off a 52-week year.
| Unpaid break | Paid per day (h:mm) | Decimal hours | Per week, 5 days | Per year, 52 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 minutes | 12:00 | 12 | 60 | 3,120 |
| 15 minutes | 11:45 | 11.75 | 58.75 | 3,055 |
| 30 minutes | 11:30 | 11.5 | 57.5 | 2,990 |
| 45 minutes | 11:15 | 11.25 | 56.25 | 2,925 |
| 60 minutes (assumed above) | 11:00 | 11 | 55 | 2,860 |
Overtime and days per week for 7 AM to 7 PM
Overtime here means weekly paid hours above 40, with a 1.5 times multiplier shown as pay-equivalent hours. Your contract or local law may define overtime differently, for example by day. At five days you are 15 hours over the threshold every week.
| Days worked | Paid hours | Regular (up to 40) | Overtime (over 40) | Pay-equivalent hours at 1.5x |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days a week | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| 4 days a week | 44 | 40 | 4 | 46 |
| 5 days a week | 55 | 40 | 15 | 62.5 |
| 6 days a week | 66 | 40 | 26 | 79 |
| 7 days a week | 77 | 40 | 37 | 95.5 |
Gross pay before tax for 7 AM to 7 PM at five days a week, using round hourly rates chosen only to show the arithmetic. They are illustrative, not market data, and ignore overtime premiums.
| Hourly rate | Per day | Per week | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15 an hour | $165.00 | $825.00 | $3,575.00 | $42,900.00 |
| $20 an hour | $220.00 | $1,100.00 | $4,766.67 | $57,200.00 |
| $25 an hour | $275.00 | $1,375.00 | $5,958.33 | $71,500.00 |
| $30 an hour | $330.00 | $1,650.00 | $7,150.00 | $85,800.00 |
7 AM to 7 PM month by month in 2027
The average month above hides real differences: 2027 has 261 weekdays, so working every weekday of 7 AM to 7 PM adds up to 2,871 paid hours (2871:00) before any leave or public holidays. The shortest month has 20 weekdays, or 220 hours, and the longest has 23, or 253 hours.
| Month | Decimal hours | Hours and minutes |
|---|---|---|
| January (21 weekdays) | 231 | 231:00 |
| February (20 weekdays) | 220 | 220:00 |
| March (23 weekdays) | 253 | 253:00 |
| April (22 weekdays) | 242 | 242:00 |
| May (21 weekdays) | 231 | 231:00 |
| June (22 weekdays) | 242 | 242:00 |
| July (22 weekdays) | 242 | 242:00 |
| August (22 weekdays) | 242 | 242:00 |
| September (22 weekdays) | 242 | 242:00 |
| October (21 weekdays) | 231 | 231:00 |
| November (22 weekdays) | 242 | 242:00 |
| December (23 weekdays) | 253 | 253:00 |
A week of 7 AM to 7 PM shifts, day by day
Working consecutive days starting on Monday, you pass 40 paid hours on Thursday, after 4 shifts, and every hour after that is overtime. The running total adds one paid shift per day.
| Day | Paid that day | Running total | Against a 40-hour week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 11 | 11 | 29 to reach 40 |
| Tuesday | 11 | 22 | 18 to reach 40 |
| Wednesday | 11 | 33 | 7 to reach 40 |
| Thursday | 11 | 44 | 4 overtime |
| Friday | 11 | 55 | 15 overtime |
| Saturday | 11 | 66 | 26 overtime |
| Sunday | 11 | 77 | 37 overtime |
Planning figures for 7 AM to 7 PM
These figures turn the daily paid time into the numbers people usually need for contracts, leave and targets. Leave is shown as 20 working days purely as an illustration; use your own entitlement.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Full-time equivalent at 5 days (40 hours = 1.0) | 1.38 |
| Share of the 168-hour week spent at work, break included | 2,142.9% |
| Paid hours in 20 days of annual leave | 220 |
| Working days to reach 100 paid hours | 10 |
| Working days to reach 1,000 paid hours | 91 |
| Weeks to reach 1,000 paid hours at 5 days | 18.2 |
| Paid hours in a year after 20 days of leave (261 weekdays in 2027) | 2,651 |
About the 7 AM to 7 PM shift
A twelve-hour day shift, typical in healthcare, security and process plants, usually works on a rotation of three or four days rather than five. With a one-hour break the paid time is 11 hours, so even a four-day block is 44 hours, and a five-day run reaches 55.
Questions about 7 AM to 7 PM
How many hours is 7 AM to 7 PM?
12 hours at work; 11 paid hours with a one-hour unpaid break.
How many hours is a 7 AM to 7 PM week of three shifts?
Three shifts of 11 hours is 33 paid hours. Four shifts is 44.
How many hours a year is 7 AM to 7 PM at four days a week?
44 hours a week times 52 is 2,288 hours a year, before leave.
Compare 7 AM to 7 PM with similar shifts
- 8 AM to 5 PM: 8.25 paid hours a day, 2.75 fewer hours a day than 7 AM to 7 PM, and 41.25 hours over five days.
- 7 AM to 4:30 PM: 8.5 paid hours a day, 2.5 fewer hours a day than 7 AM to 7 PM, and 42.5 hours over five days.
- 12 PM to 9 PM: 8.75 paid hours a day, 2.25 fewer hours a day than 7 AM to 7 PM, and 43.75 hours over five days.
- 8 AM to 6 PM: 9 paid hours a day, 2 fewer hours a day than 7 AM to 7 PM, and 45 hours over five days.
- 7 AM to 5:30 PM: 9.5 paid hours a day, 1.5 fewer hours a day than 7 AM to 7 PM, and 47.5 hours over five days.
- 7 AM to 6 PM: 10 paid hours a day, 1 fewer hours a day than 7 AM to 7 PM, and 50 hours over five days.
Last updated 19 October 2026. Formulas and tests: methodology.