Weekly, monthly and yearly hours
A full-time schedule of 8 paid hours, 5 days a week is 40 hours a week, 173.33 hours a month on average and 2,080 hours a year (40 x 52). Months are averaged because they hold between 4 and 5 weeks: 52 weeks / 12 = 4.33 weeks a month.
2,080 is the figure most employers use to turn an annual salary into an hourly rate. The real number of workdays in a year changes with the calendar: 250 weekdays in 2026 after the federal holidays, 249 in 2027 (see the business days calculator).
Working more than 40 hours? The overtime calculator prices the extra hours. For the real number of workdays in a given month, check work days in a month.
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Questions
How many work hours are in a year?
The standard figure is 2,080 hours: 40 hours x 52 weeks. Counting real weekdays, 2026 has 261 weekdays (2,088 hours at 8 a day); after the 11 federal holidays it has 250 workdays, or 2000 hours.
How many work hours are in a month?
At 40 hours a week, a month averages 173.33 hours (40 x 52 / 12). A given month has 20 to 23 weekdays, so 160 to 184 hours at 8 a day.
Is 32 hours a week full time?
There is no single legal definition. For the Affordable Care Act employer rules, full time means an average of at least 30 hours a week; many employers use 35 to 40. Check your employer's policy.