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PTO Calculator

Project your future PTO balance from your current balance, accrual rate, and planned time off.

Inputs

Check your pay stub or handbook. 3.08 hrs/period is a common biweekly rate for 10 days/year.

Result

Projected PTO balance

70.8 hrs

PTO accrued in that time30.8 hrs

How the calculation works

Most employers accrue PTO a fixed number of hours each pay period rather than granting it all at once. To project your balance on a future date, multiply your per-period accrual rate by the number of pay periods between now and then, add that to your current balance, then subtract any time off you've already got planned. This won't reflect any employer-specific PTO caps ('use it or lose it' limits) that stop accrual once you hit a ceiling.

Formula

Accrued PTO = Accrual Rate × Pay Periods Remaining. Projected Balance = Current Balance + Accrued PTO − Hours Planned to Use.

Examples

  • 40 hrs balance, 3.08 hrs/period, 10 periods left, 16 hrs planned

    54.8 hrs projected balance (30.8 hrs accrued)

  • 0 hrs balance, 6.67 hrs/period, 6 periods left, 0 hrs planned

    40.02 hrs projected balance

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