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104 hours of PTO is how many days?

13 days off.

That is at an 8-hour workday — 104 ÷ 8 = 13. Thirteen days off. That is 2.6 work weeks.

If your workday is not 8 hours

This is the part that trips people up. The same 104 hours buys fewer days on a long shift.

104 PTO hours converted to days at several workday lengths.
Workday Days off Typical of
6 hours 17.33 days Part-time
7.5 hours 13.87 days Unpaid-lunch schedules
8 hours 13 days Standard full-time
10 hours 10.4 days Four-day weeks
12 hours 8.67 days Nursing, shift work

How long it takes to earn 104 hours

Time required to accrue 104 PTO hours at common annual grants.
Annual PTO Per paycheck (biweekly) Time to reach 104 h
80 h/yr 3.08 h 1.3 years
120 h/yr 4.62 h 10.4 months
160 h/yr 6.15 h 7.8 months
200 h/yr 7.69 h 6.2 months

Assumes even accrual across 26 biweekly pay periods and no cap or carryover limit.

Worth knowing

104 hours is 2 hours per week for a full year. Weekly accrual policies produce this exact figure.

Need a different number? Use the hours-to-days converter, or work out a full balance with the accrual calculator.