FTE Calculator

Convert total hours worked across a team into full-time equivalents.

About FTE Calculator

Total hours divided by the full-time week gives FTE regardless of how those hours are distributed across people. Comparing FTE with headcount shows how part-time the team is overall. Budgets are built in FTE while rotas are built in people; converting between them correctly is what keeps a plan deliverable.

Formula

FTE

Total FTE = total weekly hours ÷ full-time weekly hours

FTE: Full-time equivalents, the standard unit for capacity and budget

Worked example

With the default values below, FTE Calculator returns Total Full-Time Equivalents of 16.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Total hours worked by the team each weekminimum 0 h: 640 h
Full-time hours per weekaccepts 1–80 h: 40 h
People in the teamminimum 0: 19
Paid weeks per yearaccepts 1–52 weeks: 52 weeks

Results

Total Full-Time Equivalents: 16.00
Average FTE per Person: 0.842
Annual Hours Across the Team: 33,280 h
Headcount Above Full-Time Equivalents: 3.00
Average Contract Utilisation: 84.2%

Step by step

1Values used
2FTE
3Total Full-Time Equivalents= 16.00
4Average FTE per Person= 0.842
5Annual Hours Across the Team= 33,280 h
6Headcount Above Full-Time Equivalents= 3.00
7Average Contract Utilisation= 84.2

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or fees or charges into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 3 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
This is an estimate for general information and not professional financial, tax or legal advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is FTE calculated?

Total FTE = total weekly hours ÷ full-time weekly hours Total hours divided by the full-time week gives FTE regardless of how those hours are distributed across people. Comparing FTE with headcount shows how part-time the team is overall.

Why does FTE matter?

Budgets are built in FTE while rotas are built in people; converting between them correctly is what keeps a plan deliverable.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 4 inputs: Total hours worked by the team each week, Full-time hours per week, People in the team, Paid weeks per year. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.