Term-Time Only Salary Calculator
Convert a full-year salary to a term-time-only equivalent.
What is the Term-Time Only Salary Calculator?
A term-time only salary calculator converts a full-year equivalent salary (common for teaching assistant and school support roles) into the actual pro-rated amount paid for working only during term time. It works by adding the number of weeks actually worked to the statutory holiday pay weeks earned (since term-time-only staff still accrue holiday entitlement based on weeks worked), then dividing that total by the standard 52.14 weeks in a year and multiplying by the full-year salary. To calculate it manually: (weeks worked + holiday weeks) ÷ 52.14 × full-year salary — many term-time-only contracts spread this pro-rated pay evenly across all 12 months rather than paying only during worked weeks, so it's worth checking how your specific contract structures payments.
How it works
This pro-rates a full-year-equivalent salary by the proportion of the year you're actually paid for — your weeks worked (typically around 38-39 weeks for a standard UK school year) plus your statutory holiday entitlement weeks, out of the 52.14 weeks in a full year.
UK context
Term-time-only roles (common for teaching assistants, school support staff and similar positions) are usually quoted as a full-year-equivalent salary — the figure you'd earn if the role were full-year — with actual pay pro-rated down to reflect the weeks actually worked plus paid holiday entitlement, which is why the take-home figure looks quite different from the headline salary advertised.
Tips
- Some employers spread term-time-only pay evenly across all 12 months (so you receive the same amount each month, including school holidays) rather than paying only during term weeks — check your specific contract, since this changes your monthly cash flow even though the annual total is the same.
- Statutory minimum holiday entitlement is prorated for part-year workers too — check that your holiday pay calculation reflects your actual pattern correctly.
Frequently asked questions
How is a term-time-only salary calculated from the full-year figure?
The full-year-equivalent salary is multiplied by the proportion of paid weeks (weeks worked plus holiday entitlement) out of the full 52.14 weeks in a year — this pro-rates the salary down to reflect actual weeks paid.
Will I be paid only during term time, or spread across the year?
This depends on your employer's specific payroll practice — some pay only in worked/holiday weeks (larger paydays, unpaid gaps), while others spread the same annual total evenly across all 12 months. Check your contract.
A quick note
Pro-rates by paid weeks (worked + statutory holiday entitlement) out of 52.14 weeks in a year. Check your specific contract for how pay is actually spread across the year.