Companies Offering 4 Day Weeks at 80% Pay
Browse 69+ companies offering 4 Day Work Week (80%)—pro-rata pay and a better work-life balance. 123+ open roles.
- Companies
- 69
- Average hours a week
- 32.2
- Average vacation days
- 27
- Average work-life score
- 86/100
69 companies
Schedules are researched from public sources. Where we found the company’s own page, it is linked as the source.
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How a 4 day work week (80%) works
Work 4 days per week at 80% salary
Best for: people whose role can genuinely shrink to 4 days, who value time over money.
- Work 4 days a week at 80% of a standard salary
- Best fit for roles where the workload genuinely shrinks
- Often used as a stepping stone to a full 4-day-week trial
How we rank these companies
These companies are ordered by their work-life score — a 0–100 rating we calculate from each employer’s published policies, averaging 86 across the 69 companies on this page.
- Contracted hours carry the most weight — the fewer hours a full-time week actually is, the higher the score. A 40-hour week earns nothing here.
- Remote and schedule flexibility comes next: whether the role is genuinely remote, how much say you have over your hours, and whether core hours are fixed.
- Paid leave is scored above a 15-day baseline, so a statutory minimum adds nothing and a genuinely generous allowance does.
- The schedule itself can add or subtract. A genuine reduced-day week scores positively; a full-week perk such as unlimited PTO scores negatively, because it is not a reduction in hours.
Every company starts from the same baseline and is scored on the policies recorded in its profile, so a company that publishes more detail is scored more precisely. The same score appears on that company’s own page. Read the full scoring rubric
How we curate this list
We track employers and the schedule policies they publish, researched from public sources — 4-day weeks, 9-day fortnights, half-day Fridays, flexible hours, generous leave and more. This page refreshes daily. Read our editorial standards. Know one we're missing? Suggest a company.
Last reviewed: September 25, 2026
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By country
- 4 Day Week Companies in the United Kingdom343 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in the United States207 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in Canada37 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in Germany30 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in Australia22 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in France17 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in the Netherlands14 companies
- 4 Day Week Companies in Spain13 companies
Frequently asked questions
How many companies offer a 4 day week pro rata schedule?
We list 69 companies on a 4 day week pro rata arrangement. Hours are reduced relative to a standard 5-day week and pay scales with them — the schedule is explicitly pro-rata, and each company profile says so. Prominent employers include Always Fresh, Andersen Lab, and Balsamiq. Browse the list above for company profiles and current open positions.
What's the typical pattern for a 4 day week pro rata arrangement?
The specifics vary by company, but every 4 day week pro rata implementation on this page scales pay with hours. Some employers fix the non-working day, others rotate it; some define the schedule week-by-week, others operate on a longer cycle. The common threads are pay in proportion to hours, consistent workload expectations, and a public statement of the policy. Each company profile shows the exact version they operate.
Which industries most commonly adopt a 4 day week pro rata schedule?
Technology, consulting, and professional services dominate adoption of the 4 day week pro rata pattern. Engineering-heavy and knowledge-work roles are the most common, though an increasing number of design, marketing, and product-focused organisations appear in the listings. Click through to individual company pages for industry-specific context on how the schedule operates in practice.
How do vacation policies compare at 4 day week pro rata employers?
Companies offering a 4 day week pro rata average about 27 days of annual leave. Individual company profiles detail the exact PTO policy. Some employers combine the schedule with unlimited or generous PTO policies; others stick to standard allowances. Leave is separate from the schedule itself.
Is salary lower at companies offering a 4 day week pro rata?
Yes — a 4 day week pro rata arrangement is explicitly pro-rata: hours come down and pay scales with them, and each company profile says so. If you want reduced hours without a pay reduction, the pages for a plain 4-day week list those employers.