Arizona Sick Pay Calculator 2025 – Free & Easy Tool to Estimate Your Paid Leave

This tool is for anyone working in Arizona—employees and small business owners alike. It helps you quickly figure out how much paid sick time you’ve earned, ensuring you’re in compliance with Arizona’s Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act. No more guesswork or manual calculations; just enter your hours, and the calculator does the rest.

How to Use the Arizona Sick Pay Calculator: A Step-by-Step Guide

Our calculator is designed to be as straightforward as possible. Here’s how you can use it to find your accrued sick time:

1. Input Your Hours: Enter the total number of hours you have worked since your employment began. If you’re a salaried, exempt employee, the law assumes a 40-hour workweek unless your normal work week is less than that.
2. Select Employer Size: Choose the number of employees at your company. The state law has different annual caps for sick leave based on this number.
   • Fewer than 15 employees
   • 15 or more employees
3. Click “Calculate”: The calculator will instantly show you how many sick hours you have accrued. It uses the state-mandated rate of one hour of sick pay for every 30 hours worked.
4. View Your Results: The final number will be displayed, along with a note about the maximum annual hours you can use.

Example 1: Hourly Employee

• Problem: Maria works part-time at a coffee shop with 20 employees. She has worked 600 hours so far this year. She wants to know how many sick hours she has.
• Input:
  • Hours Worked: 600
  • Employer Size: 15 or more employees
• Output:
  • Accrued Sick Hours: 20
  • Cap Note: Based on a maximum annual accrual of 40 hours.

Example 2: Salaried Employee

• Problem: John is an exempt, salaried employee at a large company with 50+ employees. He has worked for 30 weeks this year and wants to know his sick leave balance.
• Input:
  • Hours Worked: (30 weeks * 40 hours/week) = 1,200 hours
  • Employer Size: 15 or more employees
• Output:
  • Accrued Sick Hours: 40
  • Cap Note: Based on a maximum annual accrual of 40 hours.

Try : Arizona Paid Sick Leave Law

Key Features of Our Calculator

• Effortless Calculation: Our tool performs the math for you, eliminating the need to remember the 1-hour-per-30-hours-worked rule.
• Compliance-Focused: It correctly applies the different annual caps (24 hours vs. 40 hours) based on your employer’s size.
• User-Friendly Design: The clean, minimal interface makes it easy for anyone to use on any device, whether you’re on your phone or a desktop computer.
• Instant Results: Get immediate, clear answers to your question without waiting for a page to reload.

This tool is useful for checking paycheck estimates before tax season

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I know if my employer has 15 or more employees?

The law counts all full-time, part-time, and temporary employees. If your company had 15 or more employees for at least 20 calendar weeks in the last year, it falls under the 40-hour annual sick pay cap. You can ask your HR department for this information.

2. What can I use my accrued sick pay for?

You can use your sick time for your own illness or for a family member’s. This includes medical care, mental or physical illness, or a public health emergency. It also covers absences related to domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking.

3. Do my unused sick hours roll over to the next year?

Yes, Arizona law requires that unused sick time be carried over to the next year. However, your employer can still limit the amount of sick time you can use each year to the 24- or 40-hour maximum.

4. Why is my annual sick pay capped?

The annual caps are part of the original law (Proposition 206, the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act). The limits are designed to balance an employee’s right to sick leave with business operational needs. This prevents an employee from using an excessive amount of accrued time in a single year.

5. What is the difference between sick pay and PTO?

Sick pay is a specific type of leave protected by law in Arizona and can only be used for specific reasons, like illness. Paid Time Off (PTO) is a broader category that an employer might offer for any purpose, like vacation. If a company’s PTO policy meets or exceeds the sick pay law’s requirements, they may not need to offer additional sick time.