About PTO Calculator
PTO Calculator (ptocalculator.com) is an online paid time off calculation and educational resource platform built for employees in the United States.
Our Purpose
Understanding your paid time off should not require a spreadsheet or complex payroll manual. We built PTO Calculator to give US employees clear, transparent tools to check their current PTO balance, estimate leave earned per pay period, forecast future vacation hours, and convert between hours, workdays, and gross dollar values.
Our platform focuses strictly on practical leave mathematics and clear policy education. We are not an enterprise HR SaaS system, payroll processor, legal practice, or tax advisory service.
Who We Help
Our calculators and guides are designed for US full-time salaried employees, part-time staff, hourly workers, and anyone accruing leave on weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly payroll cycles.
Whether you are starting a job mid-year, planning a two-week vacation around federal holidays, checking how many hours roll over under a year-end carryover cap, or estimating the gross pre-tax value of unused leave before changing jobs, our tools provide immediate, step-by-step breakdowns.
Our Calculator Tools
We maintain eight specialized calculators: the main PTO Calculator, PTO Accrual Calculator, PTO Balance Calculator, PTO Per Pay Period Calculator, PTO Payout Calculator, PTO Hours to Days Calculator, PTO Carryover Calculator, and Prorated PTO Calculator.
How We Approach Calculations
Every calculator on PTO Calculator uses explicit, documented formulas that match standard US payroll conventions—such as distinguishing 26 bi-weekly pay periods from 24 semi-monthly pay periods, accounting for 366-day leap years in calendar proration, and preventing double-counted pay periods when forecasting future balances.
You can review every formula and rounding rule on our Calculation Methodology page.
Data and Privacy
All PTO and wage calculations execute 100% locally in your web browser. We never require user registration, we never transmit your hourly pay rate or PTO balance to our servers, and we never expose your financial or leave numbers in URL query parameters. Read our full Privacy Policy for details.
Contact Us
If you spot a calculation edge case, have a suggestion for a guide, or want to report a content correction, please visit our Contact page.