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200 hours of PTO is how many days?

25 days off.

That is at an 8-hour workday — 200 ÷ 8 = 25. Twenty-five days off — five work weeks. That is 5 work weeks.

If your workday is not 8 hours

This is the part that trips people up. The same 200 hours buys fewer days on a long shift.

200 PTO hours converted to days at several workday lengths.
Workday Days off Typical of
6 hours 33.33 days Part-time
7.5 hours 26.67 days Unpaid-lunch schedules
8 hours 25 days Standard full-time
10 hours 20 days Four-day weeks
12 hours 16.67 days Nursing, shift work

How long it takes to earn 200 hours

Time required to accrue 200 PTO hours at common annual grants.
Annual PTO Per paycheck (biweekly) Time to reach 200 h
80 h/yr 3.08 h 2.5 years
120 h/yr 4.62 h 1.7 years
160 h/yr 6.15 h 1.3 years
200 h/yr 7.69 h 1 years

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

Worth knowing

200 hours is five weeks, standard in much of Europe and rare in the US outside senior roles. At this size the accrual cap matters more than the grant.

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