what does pro rata mean
Submit. Â· just now. Report Abuse. Pro Rata means how much you get paid for part time in proportion to the full time wage. how i usually work this out-- take the full time wage divide it by 52 (weeks in year) = take that total and divide it by 40 (average full time hours) = this gives you a hourly rate.eport Abuse. Pro rata basically means wages are in proportion to hours worked. So a wage of Â£12,000 FULL TIME, (full time is classed as 39 hours) so for 20 hours, pro rata of Â£12,000 would be approximately half-so 20 hours a week would give yearly wage of Â£6,000. â¥ Bekka â¥ Â· 9 years ago.