PTO calculator: vacation time accrual
Work out how much paid time off you earn each paycheck and what your balance will be by a date, whether your PTO is a yearly allowance or earned per hour worked.
How PTO accrual works
With a yearly allowance, your PTO is usually spread evenly over your paychecks: 15 days a year at 8 hours a day is 120 hours, or about 4.62 hours per paycheck if you're paid every two weeks. With hourly accrual you earn a set amount for every hour you work. California's paid sick leave law, for example, requires at least one hour for every 30 hours worked. Many employers cap how much you can carry over, so add your maximum if you have one.
Your employee handbook or pay stub has the exact rules. To track hours worked, use the time card calculator.
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Questions people ask
How many PTO hours do I get per paycheck?
Divide your yearly PTO in hours by the number of paychecks. 80 hours a year paid biweekly (26 paychecks) is about 3.08 hours per paycheck.
How do I convert PTO days to hours?
Multiply by the hours in your workday. 10 days at 8 hours is 80 hours.
What does 1 hour for every 30 hours worked add up to?
At 40 hours a week that's about 69 hours a year, or a bit over 8.5 days.