Prorated PTO is when an employee receives a partial amount of paid time off based on when they started or how much they work. It ensures fairness for part-time schedules or mid-year hires, so no one gets more or less than they’ve earned.
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A simple way to calculate paid time off for part-timers and mid-year hires. Use our free Prorated PTO Calculator to figure out exactly how much time off each employee should get. All you need is a start date, annual PTO, and hours worked. We’ll handle the rest.
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What is prorated PTO?
Calculating Prorated PTO
New Hires
For employees who didn’t start at the beginning of your PTO cycle, calculate time off based on the remaining portion of the year. This ensures they receive only the time they’ve accrued.
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Part Timers
For part-time employees, calculate PTO based on the proportion of hours they work compared to full-time employees. That way, their time off aligns with their workload.
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Prorated PTO FAQ
What does prorated PTO mean?
Prorated PTO means an employee gets a share of the yearly time off, based on when they started or how many hours they work. Someone who joins halfway through the year gets about half the annual amount. Someone who works half the hours gets about half the time off.
How do you calculate prorated PTO for a new hire?
Multiply the annual PTO by the share of the PTO year left after the hire date. Example: 15 days a year, hired July 1, PTO year ends December 31. That’s 184 of 365 days, so 15 × 184 ÷ 365 = 7.56 days.
How do you calculate prorated PTO for part-time employees?
Multiply the full-time PTO by the part-time hours divided by full-time hours. Example: 15 days for full-time, 20 hours a week out of 40: 15 × 20 ÷ 40 = 7.5 days.
Is PTO prorated based on hire date?
Usually, yes, but it’s a company policy choice. In the US, no federal law requires employers to offer paid time off, so whether and how it’s prorated is set in your PTO policy. See US leave laws by state.
What’s the difference between prorated PTO and PTO accrual?
Proration scales a fixed yearly amount to the time someone works. Accrual builds the balance up a little each pay period. Many companies use both. Our PTO accrual calculator shows how much time off someone earns each period.
Is prorated PTO paid out when an employee leaves?
It depends on the state and your policy. Some states, such as California, require employers to pay out earned, unused vacation when employment ends. Others leave it to company policy. Check the rules for your state in our US leave laws guide.
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