Leave Accrual Calculator
Enter your monthly accrual rate and how many months you qualified to see how many vacation and sick days you have accrued, how many are left and what they are worth in hours.
Months where you worked the minimum hours that applies to your job.
Total days available
27 days
Vacation plus sick leave, after subtracting what you took.
- Vacation available
- 15 days
- Sick leave available
- 12 days
- Vacation accrued
- 15 days
- Sick leave accrued
- 12 days
- Vacation in hours
- 120 h
- Sick leave in hours
- 96 h
You enter the accrual rates; the calculator does not determine which one the law gives you. It does not model accrual caps, use-it-or-lose-it policies, carryover between years or payout at separation. Verify your case with your employer, your agreement or the Department of Labor and Human Resources.
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About this calculator
How it works
Days accrued = qualifying months × days accrued per month, calculated separately for vacation and sick leave because they almost always accrue at different rates.
The available balance subtracts the days you already took. Converting to hours multiplies days by the length of your workday.
A month qualifies when you work the minimum number of hours that applies to your case. Months where you fell short should not be counted.
Example
With 12 qualifying months, accruing 1.25 vacation days and 1 sick day per month: you accrued 15 vacation days and 12 sick days. If you already took 5 and 2, you have 10 and 10 left — 80 and 80 hours on an 8-hour workday.
Important limitations
- Accrual rates are a field you enter, not something the calculator determines. The rates set by law depend on your hire date, employer size, years of service, monthly hours and whether your position is exempt.
- The presets are common reference values to get you started, not a determination of what you are owed. Use the rate in your contract, collective agreement or employee handbook.
- It does not model accrual caps, use-it-or-lose-it policies, carryover between years or payout at separation.
- Verify your case with your employer, your collective bargaining agreement or the Department of Labor and Human Resources.
Learn more
Guides explaining the context behind this calculation.
Frequently asked questions
This calculation runs in your browser and is never sent to a server. Your last values may be saved on your device only, for convenience. Results are estimates and are not financial, tax, accounting or legal advice.