48 hours of PTO is how many days?

6 days off.

That is at an 8-hour workday — 48 ÷ 8 = 6. Six days off. That is 1.2 work weeks.

If your workday is not 8 hours

This is the part that trips people up. The same 48 hours buys fewer days on a long shift.

48 PTO hours converted to days at several workday lengths.
Workday	Days off	Typical of
6 hours	8 days	Part-time
7.5 hours	6.4 days	Unpaid-lunch schedules
8 hours	6 days	Standard full-time
10 hours	4.8 days	Four-day weeks
12 hours	4 days	Nursing, shift work

How long it takes to earn 48 hours

Time required to accrue 48 PTO hours at common annual grants.
Annual PTO	Per paycheck (biweekly)	Time to reach 48 h
80 h/yr	3.08 h	7.2 months
120 h/yr	4.62 h	4.8 months
160 h/yr	6.15 h	3.6 months
200 h/yr	7.69 h	2.9 months

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

Worth knowing

48 hours is a week plus a day. It is also the annual minimum many US paid-sick-leave laws require, so a 48-hour balance is sometimes sick time rather than vacation.

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