About the Holiday Pay Calculator
Holiday / public-holiday pay at your premium rate, and paid-leave accrual as a share of hours worked.
Also known as: holiday pay rate, public holiday pay, vacation pay calculator, leave pay.
How to use this calculator
- Enter hourly rate, hours worked on holiday, holiday pay multiplier, vacation accrual rate and the other fields.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
Holiday pay = rate × hours × multiplier
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Hourly rate = 20
- Hours worked on holiday = 8
- Holiday pay multiplier = 1.5
- Vacation accrual rate = 12.07 %
- Hours worked this period = 80
the calculator returns:
- Holiday pay: 240
- Vacation hours accrued: 9.66
- Value of accrued leave: 193.12