Estimate only — not payroll, tax, or employment advice. Numbers stay in your browser.
Shift roster
12-hour shift pay calculator for nurses
Three twelves is a lifestyle, not a meme. Enter hourly rate, shifts per week, unpaid break, plus optional night premium — get daily and weekly gross estimates.
Shift roster
Base
Differentials
Shift stack
Live- Paid hrs / shift
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- Base / week
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- Diff / week
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- Gross / week
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When to use
Comparing 3×12 vs 4×12 offers; seeing how unpaid breaks shrink paid hours.
When not to
Full travel packages with stipends → travel nurse pay.
Assumptions: Paid hours = 12 − unpaid break; OT/differential rules are user-entered.
Worked examples
Input
$42/hr · 3×12 · 0.5 hr unpaid break
Output
11.5 paid hrs · $483/shift · $1,449/week base
Input
Same · night +$5 on all paid hrs
Output
+$57.50/shift · week $1,621.50 before OT
Common traps
- Unpaid lunch policies vary — wrong break assumption skews everything.
- Some states trigger daily OT inside a 12 — enter it elsewhere if needed.
- SERP has general 12-hour tools; this page stays nurse/hospital in tone.
Next metric
Night premium: night differential. Hub: nurse pay calculator.
Common questions
Rate × paid hours, then add differentials and OT you actually earn.
Facility policy; model unpaid minutes here if that's your reality.
Often under federal weekly rules, but state daily OT can differ.
No — estimate only.