Timesheet Conversion Chart: Minutes to Decimal Hours (1–60)

Q: How do you convert minutes to decimal hours?

Divide the minutes by 60. For example, 45 minutes ÷ 60=0.75 hours.

Short answer: To convert minutes to decimal hours, divide the minutes by 60. For example, 15 minutes = 0.25 hours, 30 minutes = 0.50 hours and 45 minutes = 0.75 hours. So 7 hours 45 minutes is 7.75 hours. The chart below lists every minute from 1 to 60, rounded to two decimal places.

Timesheet conversion chart from minutes to decimal hours for payroll — Divide minutes by 60 to get decimal hours.

Minutes to decimal hours chart

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

Values are rounded to two decimal places. For exact totals, keep minutes until the end of the pay period, then convert once.

The formula

Decimal hours = hours + (minutes ÷ 60)

Example: an employee works 8:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. with a 30-minute unpaid break. Total time is 8 hours 20 minutes minus 30 minutes = 7 hours 50 minutes. 50 ÷ 60 = 0.83, so the timesheet shows 7.83 hours. At $18.00 an hour, pay is 7.83 × $18.00 = $140.94.

Common conversions

6 minutes = 0.10 hours
15 minutes = 0.25 hours
20 minutes = 0.33 hours
30 minutes = 0.50 hours
40 minutes = 0.67 hours
45 minutes = 0.75 hours

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Frequently asked questions

How do you convert minutes to decimal hours?

Divide the minutes by 60. For example, 45 minutes ÷ 60 = 0.75 hours.

What is 15 minutes in decimal?

0.25 hours.

What is 7 hours and 45 minutes in decimal?

7.75 hours.

Why does payroll use decimal hours?

Pay rates are per hour, so hours must be in decimal form to multiply by the rate.

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Updated November 2026.