How many work hours are in a year?

The standard figure is 2,080 work hours a year: 40 hours a week × 52 weeks. Counting actual weekdays, 2026 has 261 weekdays (2,088 hours) and 2027 has 261 (2,088 hours). After US federal holidays, that's 2,000 and 1,992 hours.

Work days and hours by year

Year	Weekdays	Hours at 8 h/day	Federal holidays on weekdays	Hours after holidays
2025	261	2,088	11	2,000
2026	261	2,088	11	2,000
2027	261	2,088	12	1,992
2028	260	2,080	10	2,000
2029	261	2,088	11	2,000

Holidays are counted on the day they're observed, so a holiday that falls on a weekend moves to the nearest Friday or Monday. When New Year's Day falls on a Saturday, it's observed on December 31 of the year before.

Hours per year by weekly schedule

Hours per week	Hours per year (× 52)	Per month (average)
20	1,040	87
25	1,300	108
30	1,560	130
32	1,664	139
35	1,820	152
37.5	1,950.0	162
40	2,080	173
45	2,340	195
50	2,600	217

Questions people ask

How many work hours are in a year?

A full-time job at 40 hours a week is usually counted as 2,080 hours a year (52 weeks × 40 hours). Counted exactly, 2027 has 261 weekdays, or 2,088 hours at 8 hours a day, and 1,992 hours after the US federal holidays.

How many work days are in a year?

About 260 or 261 weekdays. With the 11 US federal holidays off, 2027 has 249 working days.

How do I turn an hourly wage into a yearly salary?

Multiply the hourly rate by 2,080. For example, $25 an hour × 2,080 = $52,000 a year. To turn a salary into an hourly rate, divide by 2,080.

How many hours do people actually work after vacation?

Subtract your paid time off. With 10 holidays and 10 vacation days off, a 40-hour employee works about 1,920 hours a year (240 days × 8 hours).

Add up your own week with the work hours and time card calculator, work out pay with the overtime calculator, count working days between dates with the business days calculator, or see how many hours count as full time.