Career · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-10
Unused paid time off is a real number, and most people ask about it before they compute it.
Turn accrued hours, your hourly rate, and the policy payout percent into an estimated payout.
Anyone leaving a job or checking a PTO balance against an employer policy.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Get the accrued and unused hours from payroll or the last pay stub.
Read the employer policy on payout at separation or at year end.
Enter the percent the policy allows. Use 100 only when the policy says full payout.
Compute the estimate first. Then ask payroll with the number in hand.
Check whether your state sets a rule on earned leave. State rules can override a policy.
You accrued 96 hours at $32.00 an hour with a 100 percent payout policy. The estimate is $3,072.00 before tax.
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 estimates a payout from the policy percent you enter. It does not confirm your employer's policy or any state rule.
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 accrued hours, your hourly rate, and the policy payout percent into an estimated payout.
This App estimates a payout from the policy percent you enter. It does not confirm your employer's policy or any state rule.
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 accrued hours, your hourly rate, and the policy payout percent into an estimated payout.
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Companion App: Unused PTO Payout Estimator. It runs in this browser and does not upload your entries.
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.