Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Calculator
Instantly convert part-time hours and headcount into Full Time Equivalent (FTE). Perfect for HR reporting, staffing plans, budgeting, and workforce compliance.
FTE Conversion
Enter your workforce hours to calculate Full Time Equivalent
The average number of hours this employee, or group of employees, works each week.
The number of hours your organisation classes as a full-time working week.
How many employees work this same weekly hours pattern.
Choose how many decimal places to show in the results.
Your FTE Results
FTE per employee, total FTE, and full headcount breakdown
Enter your workforce hours above and click Calculate FTE to reveal your Full Time Equivalent results.
Common Hours to FTE Conversions
Quickly reference how common part-time schedules convert to FTE, based on a standard 40-hour full-time week.
| Hours Worked / Week | Standard Full-Time Week | FTE Value | Percentage of Full-Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hours | 40 hours | 0.25 | 25% |
| 15 hours | 40 hours | 0.38 | 38% |
| 20 hours | 40 hours | 0.50 | 50% |
| 25 hours | 40 hours | 0.63 | 63% |
| 30 hours | 40 hours | 0.75 | 75% |
| 35 hours | 40 hours | 0.88 | 88% |
| 40 hours | 40 hours | 1.00 | 100% |
Full Time Equivalent Calculator FAQ
Everything you need to know about FTE, how it’s calculated, and why it matters for HR reporting and staffing decisions.
A Full Time Equivalent, or FTE, is a unit that measures an employee’s workload compared to a full-time schedule. An FTE of 1.0 means a person works the equivalent of a full-time week, while an FTE of 0.5 means they work half of that, regardless of headcount.
FTE is calculated by dividing the actual hours an employee works per week by the number of hours considered full-time by the employer, typically 35 to 40 hours. This calculator automates that process for you instantly.
FTE is used to standardise headcount for budgeting, staffing plans, and legal thresholds, since a business with many part-time staff may employ fewer FTEs than its total headcount suggests. Some regulations base employer size thresholds on FTE counts rather than raw headcount.
Yes. If an employee regularly works more hours than the standard full-time week, such as through overtime, their individual FTE value can exceed 1.0, though many organisations cap reported FTE at 1.0 per person.
To calculate total FTE for a team, work out the FTE value for each employee individually and add them together, or, if a group of employees shares the same schedule, multiply their individual FTE by the number of employees on that schedule.
A standard full-time work week is commonly set at 40 hours in many industries, though some employers use 35 or 37.5 hours as their baseline. The exact figure depends on company policy or local employment regulations.