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Paid Time Off at Microsoft

Microsoft's paid time off policy offers 20-30 days of paid vacation time for most employees according to 54% of the 356 current Microsoft employees who answered, “How much paid vacation and sick days can you take a year?” Compared to all the departments at Microsoft, the Business Development team reported that they get 20-30 days per year, while the Admin team get 0-10 days per year. Lastly, employees who have Over 10 Years of tenure are most likely to receive 20-30 days vacation; the same as employees with 1 to 2 Years of tenure.

Q: How much paid vacation and sick days can you take a year?

Answered by 356 Microsoft employees

Gender

Male

Unlimited
4%
20-30 days
55%
15-20 days
23%
10-15 days
12%
0-10 days
6%

Female

Unlimited
7%
20-30 days
54%
15-20 days
25%
10-15 days
10%
0-10 days
4%

Ethnicity

64%
20-30 days

Hispanic or Latino employees at Microsoft answered 20-30 days the most among all other ethnicities.

Asian or Pacific Islander employees at Microsoft answered 0-10 days the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Other
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
Unlimited
5%
20-30 days
56%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
11%
0-10 days
8%
Unlimited
3%
20-30 days
52%
15-20 days
30%
10-15 days
14%
0-10 days
1%
Unlimited
8%
20-30 days
50%
15-20 days
19%
10-15 days
19%
0-10 days
4%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
64%
15-20 days
24%
10-15 days
8%
0-10 days
4%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
27%
15-20 days
46%
10-15 days
9%
0-10 days
18%

Department

78%
20-30 days

Microsoft employees in Business Development answered 20-30 days the most among all other departments.

Microsoft employees in Engineering answered Unlimited the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Business Development
  • IT
  • Sales
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Finance
  • Customer Support
  • HR
Unlimited
1%
20-30 days
58%
15-20 days
22%
10-15 days
13%
0-10 days
6%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
52%
15-20 days
33%
10-15 days
3%
0-10 days
6%
Unlimited
13%
20-30 days
33%
15-20 days
27%
10-15 days
27%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
7%
20-30 days
52%
15-20 days
21%
10-15 days
13%
0-10 days
7%
Unlimited
11%
20-30 days
78%
15-20 days
11%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
10%
20-30 days
43%
15-20 days
14%
10-15 days
14%
0-10 days
19%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
53%
15-20 days
24%
10-15 days
17%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
62%
15-20 days
38%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
14%
15-20 days
14%
10-15 days
29%
0-10 days
43%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
75%
15-20 days
13%
10-15 days
12%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
33%
15-20 days
67%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
67%
15-20 days
33%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
0%

Age

60%
20-30 days

Microsoft employees aged 56-60 answered 20-30 days the most among all other ethnicities.

Microsoft employees aged 26-30 answered Unlimited the least among all other ethnicities.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
50%
15-20 days
23%
10-15 days
22%
0-10 days
5%
Unlimited
3%
20-30 days
46%
15-20 days
34%
10-15 days
11%
0-10 days
6%
Unlimited
4%
20-30 days
55%
15-20 days
25%
10-15 days
9%
0-10 days
7%
Unlimited
4%
20-30 days
55%
15-20 days
22%
10-15 days
14%
0-10 days
5%
Unlimited
5%
20-30 days
58%
15-20 days
13%
10-15 days
21%
0-10 days
3%
Unlimited
6%
20-30 days
57%
15-20 days
26%
10-15 days
8%
0-10 days
3%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
53%
15-20 days
13%
10-15 days
27%
0-10 days
7%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
60%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
20%
0-10 days
0%

Education

80%
20-30 days

Microsoft employees with answered 20-30 days the most among all other education levels.

Microsoft employees with a Master's degree answered 0-10 days the least among all other education levels.

  • Some college
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
  • High school
  • Associate's
Unlimited
4%
20-30 days
54%
15-20 days
15%
10-15 days
23%
0-10 days
4%
Unlimited
3%
20-30 days
57%
15-20 days
21%
10-15 days
15%
0-10 days
4%
Unlimited
4%
20-30 days
51%
15-20 days
30%
10-15 days
13%
0-10 days
2%
Unlimited
12%
20-30 days
35%
15-20 days
24%
10-15 days
11%
0-10 days
18%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
50%
15-20 days
25%
10-15 days
12%
0-10 days
13%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
80%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
20%

Experience

59%
20-30 days

Microsoft employees with Over 10 Years experience answered 20-30 days the most among all other segments.

Microsoft employees with 3 to 6 Years experience answered 0-10 days the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • Over 10 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
Unlimited
15%
20-30 days
23%
15-20 days
32%
10-15 days
15%
0-10 days
15%
Unlimited
5%
20-30 days
50%
15-20 days
24%
10-15 days
10%
0-10 days
11%
Unlimited
5%
20-30 days
52%
15-20 days
27%
10-15 days
12%
0-10 days
4%
Unlimited
4%
20-30 days
59%
15-20 days
20%
10-15 days
13%
0-10 days
4%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
53%
15-20 days
26%
10-15 days
14%
0-10 days
7%

Location

100%
20-30 days

Microsoft employees in Boston answered 20-30 days the most among all other locations.

Microsoft employees in Seattle answered Unlimited the least among all other locations.

  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Greensboro, NC
  • Los Angeles
  • New York
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
100%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
67%
15-20 days
33%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
33%
20-30 days
34%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
33%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
67%
15-20 days
16%
10-15 days
17%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
0%
15-20 days
75%
10-15 days
25%
0-10 days
0%
Unlimited
0%
20-30 days
17%
15-20 days
33%
10-15 days
33%
0-10 days
17%
Unlimited
25%
20-30 days
63%
15-20 days
0%
10-15 days
0%
0-10 days
12%
Unlimited
8%
20-30 days
42%
15-20 days
17%
10-15 days
8%
0-10 days
25%
Unlimited
14%
20-30 days
29%
15-20 days
29%
10-15 days
24%
0-10 days
4%
Unlimited
2%
20-30 days
57%
15-20 days
24%
10-15 days
12%
0-10 days
5%

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