Work & Business
Split Shift Pay Calculator
A split shift separates paid work blocks with an unpaid gap. Gross pay uses paid hours, while the effective hourly rate across the day uses the full spread from the first start to the final finish. Employment standards, overtime, reporting-pay rules, and split-shift premiums vary by location and agreement.
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Your results
Paid hours
8.00 hours
The unpaid gap is excluded.
Gross pay
$176.00
Before tax and deductions.
Effective rate across the day
$16.00/hour
Uses the full 11.00-hour spread.
How the calculation works
The calculator applies this relationship to the inputs above. Keep every measurement in the unit shown.
Worked example
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Assumptions behind the result
- • The gap is fully unpaid.
- • Both blocks use one base rate.
- • No overtime is calculated.
- • Premium is entered only when applicable.
- • Taxes and commuting costs are excluded.
Mistakes that change the answer
- • Counting the gap as paid time.
- • Using effective spread rate as a payroll rate.
- • Assuming overtime and premiums are identical everywhere.