Career · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-10
Eighty unused hours look like a rounding error until they are priced.
Turn unused leave hours and an hourly rate into a payout value and the workdays that leave represents.
Employees leaving a job or carrying a large leave balance into a new year.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Read your unused hours from the leave system, not from memory.
Check whether your employer pays out unused leave. Payment depends on the policy and local rules.
Write your hourly rate. If you are salaried, divide the annual salary by the annual paid hours.
Multiply the hours by the rate. That is the cash value of the balance.
Divide the hours by your workday length. That is how much time off the balance really is.
You hold 80 unused hours at $28.50 an hour in 8-hour days. That is $2,280.00, 10 workdays of leave, and 2.0 weeks.
Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division · reviewed 2026-10-10
What this source supports: Paid vacation is generally a matter of agreement between employer and employee; the DOL describes common arrangements.
Source limit: Your employer's specific accrual rules control. Check your employee handbook and pay stub.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
This guide multiplies hours by a rate. It does not read your leave policy or promise that a payout is owed.
Your employer's specific accrual rules control. Check your employee handbook and pay stub.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Turn unused leave hours and an hourly rate into a payout value and the workdays that leave represents.
This App multiplies the numbers you enter. It does not read a leave policy, decide whether a payout is owed, or file a claim.
You enter every number yourself. The sources support the method and the limits. They do not produce a result for your specific case. Keep the original documents next to the sheet you build.
The App computes the worked example with your own numbers, in your browser.
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Turn unused leave hours and an hourly rate into a payout value and the workdays that leave represents.
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This guide is edited for clarity and checked against the sources it links. It is not a substitute for official instructions or qualified advice. A linked source does not show that every person needs this guide.