How Many Hours Is 8 AM to 6 PM?
8 AM to 6 PM with a 60-minute unpaid break is 9 paid hours a day (9:00), or 45 hours over a five-day week.
8 AM to 6 PM: hours by day, week, month and year
You are at work for 10:00 (10 hours) each day and paid for 9:00 (9 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 | 9:00 | 9 | 10:00 |
| One week, 5 days | 45:00 | 45 | 50:00 |
| One week, 4 days | 36:00 | 36 | 40:00 |
| One month (5 days) | 195:00 | 195 | 216:40 |
| One year (5 days, 52 weeks) | 2340:00 | 2,340 | 2600:00 |
Your day on the clock: 8 AM to 6 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 9 paid hours by 6:00 PM.
| Milestone | Clock time | Paid time so far (h:mm) |
|---|---|---|
| Clock in | 8:00 AM | 0:00 |
| Paid hour 1 complete | 9:00 AM | 1:00 |
| Paid hour 2 complete | 10:00 AM | 2:00 |
| Paid hour 3 complete | 11:00 AM | 3:00 |
| Paid hour 4 complete | 12:00 PM | 4:00 |
| Break begins | 12:30 PM | 4:30 |
| Break ends | 1:30 PM | 4:30 |
| Paid hour 5 complete | 2:00 PM | 5:00 |
| Paid hour 6 complete | 3:00 PM | 6:00 |
| Paid hour 7 complete | 4:00 PM | 7:00 |
| Paid hour 8 complete | 5:00 PM | 8:00 |
| Paid hour 9 complete | 6:00 PM | 9:00 |
| Clock out | 6:00 PM | 9:00 |
How the break changes 8 AM to 6 PM
The same 10:00 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 | 10:00 | 10 | 50 | 2,600 |
| 15 minutes | 9:45 | 9.75 | 48.75 | 2,535 |
| 30 minutes | 9:30 | 9.5 | 47.5 | 2,470 |
| 45 minutes | 9:15 | 9.25 | 46.25 | 2,405 |
| 60 minutes (assumed above) | 9:00 | 9 | 45 | 2,340 |
Overtime and days per week for 8 AM to 6 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 5 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 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 4 days a week | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 days a week | 45 | 40 | 5 | 47.5 |
| 6 days a week | 54 | 40 | 14 | 61 |
| 7 days a week | 63 | 40 | 23 | 74.5 |
Gross pay before tax for 8 AM to 6 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 | $135.00 | $675.00 | $2,925.00 | $35,100.00 |
| $20 an hour | $180.00 | $900.00 | $3,900.00 | $46,800.00 |
| $25 an hour | $225.00 | $1,125.00 | $4,875.00 | $58,500.00 |
| $30 an hour | $270.00 | $1,350.00 | $5,850.00 | $70,200.00 |
8 AM to 6 PM month by month in 2027
The average month above hides real differences: 2027 has 261 weekdays, so working every weekday of 8 AM to 6 PM adds up to 2,349 paid hours (2349:00) before any leave or public holidays. The shortest month has 20 weekdays, or 180 hours, and the longest has 23, or 207 hours.
| Month | Decimal hours | Hours and minutes |
|---|---|---|
| January (21 weekdays) | 189 | 189:00 |
| February (20 weekdays) | 180 | 180:00 |
| March (23 weekdays) | 207 | 207:00 |
| April (22 weekdays) | 198 | 198:00 |
| May (21 weekdays) | 189 | 189:00 |
| June (22 weekdays) | 198 | 198:00 |
| July (22 weekdays) | 198 | 198:00 |
| August (22 weekdays) | 198 | 198:00 |
| September (22 weekdays) | 198 | 198:00 |
| October (21 weekdays) | 189 | 189:00 |
| November (22 weekdays) | 198 | 198:00 |
| December (23 weekdays) | 207 | 207:00 |
A week of 8 AM to 6 PM shifts, day by day
Working consecutive days starting on Monday, you pass 40 paid hours on Friday, after 5 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 | 9 | 9 | 31 to reach 40 |
| Tuesday | 9 | 18 | 22 to reach 40 |
| Wednesday | 9 | 27 | 13 to reach 40 |
| Thursday | 9 | 36 | 4 to reach 40 |
| Friday | 9 | 45 | 5 overtime |
| Saturday | 9 | 54 | 14 overtime |
| Sunday | 9 | 63 | 23 overtime |
Planning figures for 8 AM to 6 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) | 1.13 |
| Share of the 168-hour week spent at work, break included | 1,785.7% |
| Paid hours in 20 days of annual leave | 180 |
| Working days to reach 100 paid hours | 12 |
| Working days to reach 1,000 paid hours | 112 |
| Weeks to reach 1,000 paid hours at 5 days | 22.2 |
| Paid hours in a year after 20 days of leave (261 weekdays in 2027) | 2,169 |
About the 8 AM to 6 PM shift
Ten hours between eight and six is a long office, agency or retail-management day. After a one-hour lunch the paid time is 9 hours, so five days comes to 45 hours a week, well past a standard 40. It is worth checking whether your contract counts extra hours as overtime or as part of a salaried role.
Questions about 8 AM to 6 PM
How many hours is 8 AM to 6 PM?
10 hours on the clock; 9 paid hours after a one-hour unpaid break.
How many hours a week is 8 AM to 6 PM?
45 paid hours at five days and 36 at four days. Four 10-hour days on the clock is a popular compressed week.
What overtime does 8 AM to 6 PM create?
Five days at 9 hours is 45 hours, which is 5 hours of overtime above a 40-hour threshold.
Compare 8 AM to 6 PM with similar shifts
- 8 AM to 5 PM: 8.25 paid hours a day, 0.75 fewer hours a day than 8 AM to 6 PM, and 41.25 hours over five days.
- 7 AM to 4:30 PM: 8.5 paid hours a day, 0.5 fewer hours a day than 8 AM to 6 PM, and 42.5 hours over five days.
- 12 PM to 9 PM: 8.75 paid hours a day, 0.25 fewer hours a day than 8 AM to 6 PM, and 43.75 hours over five days.
- 7 AM to 5:30 PM: 9.5 paid hours a day, 0.5 more hours a day than 8 AM to 6 PM, and 47.5 hours over five days.
- 7 AM to 6 PM: 10 paid hours a day, 1 more hours a day than 8 AM to 6 PM, and 50 hours over five days.
- 7 AM to 7 PM: 11 paid hours a day, 2 more hours a day than 8 AM to 6 PM, and 55 hours over five days.
Last updated 19 October 2026. Formulas and tests: methodology.