80 hours of PTO is how many days?

10 days off.

That is at an 8-hour workday — 80 ÷ 8 = 10. Ten days off — two full work weeks. That is 2 work weeks.

If your workday is not 8 hours

This is the part that trips people up. The same 80 hours buys fewer days on a long shift.

80 PTO hours converted to days at several workday lengths.
Workday	Days off	Typical of
6 hours	13.33 days	Part-time
7.5 hours	10.67 days	Unpaid-lunch schedules
8 hours	10 days	Standard full-time
10 hours	8 days	Four-day weeks
12 hours	6.67 days	Nursing, shift work

How long it takes to earn 80 hours

Time required to accrue 80 PTO hours at common annual grants.
Annual PTO	Per paycheck (biweekly)	Time to reach 80 h
80 h/yr	3.08 h	1 years
120 h/yr	4.62 h	8 months
160 h/yr	6.15 h	6 months
200 h/yr	7.69 h	4.8 months

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

Worth knowing

80 hours is the most common annual PTO grant in the US, and it is the number most people mean by "two weeks". If your policy says 10 days, expect 80 hours.

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