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FTE Calculator

Calculate fte from your own entered figures.

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Currency: Amounts are calculated in the currency you select; this site does not convert between currencies and does not use live exchange rates.

What this tool does

Calculate fte from your own entered figures. The full-time standard is commonly 40 hours per week (2,080 hours per year) but employers and benefit rules may define it differently, for example 37.5 hours.

How to use the FTE Calculator

  1. Enter or select total hours worked per week (all employees combined).
  2. Enter or select full-time standard (hours per week).
  3. Read the calculated result; change any measurement to compare alternatives.

Formula

FTE=total weekly hours/full-time standard hours per week; annual hours=total weekly hours×52
totalWeekly
Total hours worked per week (all employees combined)
standard
Full-time standard (hours per week)

The full-time standard is commonly 40 hours per week (2,080 hours per year) but employers and benefit rules may define it differently, for example 37.5 hours.

Worked example

For fte calculator, the following measurements illustrate the exact method: Total hours worked per week (all employees combined): 120; Full-time standard (hours per week): 40.

Inputs

  • Total hours worked per week (all employees combined)120
  • Full-time standard (hours per week)40

Result

  • Full-time equivalents (FTE)3
  • Total annual hours6,240
  • Annual hours for 1.0 FTE2,080

Results explained

Full-time equivalents (FTE)
Full-time equivalents (FTE) from the formula above. The full-time standard is commonly 40 hours per week (2,080 hours per year) but employers and benefit rules may define it differently, for example 37.5 hours.
Total annual hours
Total annual hours from the formula above. The full-time standard is commonly 40 hours per week (2,080 hours per year) but employers and benefit rules may define it differently, for example 37.5 hours.
Annual hours for 1.0 FTE
Annual hours for 1.0 FTE from the formula above. The full-time standard is commonly 40 hours per week (2,080 hours per year) but employers and benefit rules may define it differently, for example 37.5 hours.

Frequently asked questions

FTE=total weekly hours/full-time standard hours per week; annual hours=total weekly hours×52

The full-time standard is commonly 40 hours per week (2,080 hours per year) but employers and benefit rules may define it differently, for example 37.5 hours.

No. All numbers are entered by you or come from the dated reference table shown on this page; calculations run locally.

This is an estimate, not financial, tax or legal advice. Verify the inputs and output with official sources and a qualified professional.

Check period consistency, currency, percentage inputs and the assumptions: The full-time standard is commonly 40 hours per week (2,080 hours per year) but employers and benefit rules may define it differently, for example 37.5 hours.