Pro rata salary calculator

Pro rata pay is in proportion to your hours. Working 22.5 hours on a 37.5-hour full-time week gets you 60% of the full-time salary, so £30,000 becomes £18,000.

£ a year
hours a week

The job advert or contract usually says. Many jobs are 35, 37.5 or 40 hours.

hours a week
Pro rata salary£18,000
A month
£1,500.00
A week
£346.15
Hourly rate
£15.38
Share of full time
60.0%

22.5 hours a week out of a full-time 37.5, on a full-time salary of £30,000. Before tax and other deductions.

Before Income Tax, National Insurance, pension and other deductions. Your hourly rate stays the same as a full-time worker’s.

Pro rata salaries

Yearly pay before tax, based on a 37.5-hour full-time week.

Full-time salary15 hours22.5 hours30 hours
£25,000£10,000£15,000£20,000
£30,000£12,000£18,000£24,000
£40,000£16,000£24,000£32,000
£50,000£20,000£30,000£40,000

How we calculate this

Acas says part-time workers should get pay and leave “pro rata”, which means in proportion to the hours they work. We divide your hours by the full-time hours and multiply the full-time salary by that share.

The hourly rate is the full-time salary divided by 52 weeks of full-time hours, which is the same for you and a full-time colleague.

Share = your hours ÷ full-time hoursPro rata salary = full-time salary × shareHourly rate = full-time salary ÷ (full-time hours × 52)

Questions people ask

What does pro rata mean on a job advert?

It means the salary shown is the full-time figure, and you will be paid a share of it based on your hours. “£30,000 pro rata” for a job at 60% of full-time hours pays £18,000.

Is holiday pro rata too?

Yes. Most full-time workers get at least 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year, and part-time workers get the same number of weeks, which works out as fewer days. Someone working 3 days a week gets at least 16.8 days.

How do I work out pro rata if I know my days, not hours?

Use days instead: put 5 as the full-time figure and your days as your figure. Three days a week is 60% of a 5-day salary.

Does this include tax?

No. These figures are before Income Tax, National Insurance, pension contributions and student loan repayments.

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