Easy maths question

[Laura-sakura]

If a salary is �15,000 a year pro rata what would be the hourly rate if you worked 20 hours a week? Sorry I can't handle maths...

[Closer]

Assuming a full year of 52 weeks, 15000 / 52 = �288 per week For a 20 hour week this works out at around �14.42 an hour

[pinus]

You're not alone. Those of a mathematical bent have trouble, as these adverts always leave out some crucial information. I have been in the situation and have got the T-shirt! In order to do the pro rata calculation, we need to know the nominal full-time hours for the full-time salary. For instance If full-time is 40 hours, 20 hours means �7500 pa. If full-time is 35 hours, 20 hours means �8572 pa So without that bit of information we can't do the conversion into an hourly rate.

[Laura-sakura]

I think the full time post is 37 hours a week.

[pinus]

That makes �7.80 an hour.

[Laura-sakura]

Thanks!

[ianess]

It depends on whatever a normal working week is.15000/52=about �288 per week or �7.20 per hour, assuming a 40 hour week. Multiply that figure by hours worked to get the actual wage, in this case about �144 per week. It`s all a bit complicated when the working week can be any other figure [eg �8.00 per hour for a 36 hour week gives a pro-rata wage of �160] but that`s the basic idea....hope it helps you in some way. Maths gives me a headache too.

[Drewhound]

There are some variables such as how many weeks but at 48 weeks working (four weeks holiday) it's �15.63 an hour

[Drewhound]

Ignore my post, I read the question wrongly. I wish it was that lol

[medway26]

If I understand you question correctly, �15k is the FULL TIME salary and you need to know what the hourly rate is. Assuming a 35hr week, then �15k equates to �8.24 per hour (15000 / 52 / 35). If you work just 20 hrs pw you will receive about �165 pw. Annually, you would recieve �15000 x 20/35 = �8571.