How to work out a pro rata salary
A part-time job advertised at a salary pro rata pays a share of the full-time figure. Work out the real salary and its hourly rate.
This path is practice in how the records and the sums work. It is not tax advice. Any rate or allowance in a question is an example for that question, so check GOV.UK for the current figures.
Task 1What pro rata means3 questions
Pro rata means in proportion. A part-time job is often advertised with the full-time salary and the words pro rata after it.
- Full-time equivalent
- the salary for a full-time week. It is often shortened to FTE
- Pro rata salary
- the part-time worker's share of it: the same share as they work of the full-time week
Tallow Street Bakery advertises an office job at £26,000 pro rata. A full-time week at the bakery is 40 hours. Nadia takes the job for 24 hours a week.
Task 2The hourly rate in a salary3 questions
You work out a figure and find the mistake in a table.