15 Minutes in Decimal
15 minutes = 0.25 decimal hours. The conversion is 15 ÷ 60 = 0.2500, rounded to 0.25 for timesheets and payroll.
For example, if you worked 8 hours 15 minutes, your payroll entry is 8.25 hours — never "8.15", because the digits after the decimal point are fractions of an hour, not minutes.
Minutes around 15
| Minutes | Decimal hours |
|---|---|
| 12 min | 0.20 |
| 13 min | 0.22 |
| 14 min | 0.23 |
| 15 min | 0.25 |
| 16 min | 0.27 |
| 17 min | 0.28 |
| 18 min | 0.30 |
| 19 min | 0.32 |
| 20 min | 0.33 |
Common uses for 15 minutes
15 minutes is 25.0% of an hour — a quarter hour, one of the most common timesheet rounding units. Multiply your hourly rate by 0.2500 to find out how much 15 minutes of work earns.
Full conversion chart
See the complete minutes-to-decimal chart (1–59) or convert any value with the minutes to decimal calculator.