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24 hours of PTO is how many days?

3 days off.

That is at an 8-hour workday — 24 ÷ 8 = 3. Three days off.

If your workday is not 8 hours

This is the part that trips people up. The same 24 hours buys fewer days on a long shift.

24 PTO hours converted to days at several workday lengths.
Workday Days off Typical of
6 hours 4 days Part-time
7.5 hours 3.2 days Unpaid-lunch schedules
8 hours 3 days Standard full-time
10 hours 2.4 days Four-day weeks
12 hours 2 days Nursing, shift work

How long it takes to earn 24 hours

Time required to accrue 24 PTO hours at common annual grants.
Annual PTO Per paycheck (biweekly) Time to reach 24 h
80 h/yr 3.08 h 3.6 months
120 h/yr 4.62 h 2.4 months
160 h/yr 6.15 h 1.8 months
200 h/yr 7.69 h 1.4 months

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

Worth knowing

Three days is the usual minimum for a trip that needs a flight. It is also the point where most companies start asking for advance notice.

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