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88 hours of PTO is how many days?

11 days off.

That is at an 8-hour workday — 88 ÷ 8 = 11. Eleven days off. That is 2.2 work weeks.

If your workday is not 8 hours

This is the part that trips people up. The same 88 hours buys fewer days on a long shift.

88 PTO hours converted to days at several workday lengths.
Workday Days off Typical of
6 hours 14.67 days Part-time
7.5 hours 11.73 days Unpaid-lunch schedules
8 hours 11 days Standard full-time
10 hours 8.8 days Four-day weeks
12 hours 7.33 days Nursing, shift work

How long it takes to earn 88 hours

Time required to accrue 88 PTO hours at common annual grants.
Annual PTO Per paycheck (biweekly) Time to reach 88 h
80 h/yr 3.08 h 1.1 years
120 h/yr 4.62 h 8.8 months
160 h/yr 6.15 h 6.6 months
200 h/yr 7.69 h 5.3 months

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

Worth knowing

88 hours usually means 80 hours plus one extra day of tenure or a rolled-over day. It rarely appears as a starting grant.

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