What Is Pro Rata Salary?

In its most basic form, a pro rata salary is an amount of pay you quote an employee based on what they would earn if they worked full-time. ... So, someone who works 'pro rata' is getting a proportion of a full-time salary.

How do I work out a pro rata salary?

How to calculate pro rata salary
  1. Divide the full-time annual salary by 52 (number of weeks)
  2. Divide the result by 40 (standard full-time weekly hours) to get the hourly rate.
  3. Multiply the hourly rate by the number of actual work hours per week.
  4. Multiply this by 52 to get the annual pro rata salary.

What does it mean when a salary is pro rata?

In a nutshell, a pro rata salary is an amount you pay a part-time salaried employee if they worked full-time.

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