30 Minutes in Decimal
30 minutes = 0.50 decimal hours. The conversion is 30 ÷ 60 = 0.5000, rounded to 0.50 for timesheets and payroll.
For example, if you worked 8 hours 30 minutes, your payroll entry is 8.50 hours — never "8.30", because the digits after the decimal point are fractions of an hour, not minutes.
Minutes around 30
| Minutes | Decimal hours |
|---|---|
| 27 min | 0.45 |
| 28 min | 0.47 |
| 29 min | 0.48 |
| 30 min | 0.50 |
| 31 min | 0.52 |
| 32 min | 0.53 |
| 33 min | 0.55 |
| 34 min | 0.57 |
| 35 min | 0.58 |
Common uses for 30 minutes
30 minutes is 50.0% of an hour — half an hour, the standard unpaid lunch deduction. Multiply your hourly rate by 0.5000 to find out how much 30 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.