Working Hours in a Year Calculator

How it works

scheduled workdays = days in the year that fall on your working weekdays · days worked = scheduled − public holidays − vacation · working hours = days worked × hours per day · hourly rate = salary ÷ (scheduled workdays × hours per day)

The number of working days in a year depends on the calendar: a Monday–Friday year has 260, 261 or 262 weekdays depending on which day it starts on and whether it is a leap year. Subtract the public holidays that fall on your workdays and the vacation you take to get the days you actually work. Paid hours — what an annual salary covers — include the holidays and vacation, which is why payroll divisors such as 2,080 (52 × 40) or 2,088 hours differ from the hours people are actually at work.

Worked example

2027 starts on a Friday and is not a leap year, so a Monday–Friday schedule has 261 workdays. With 10 public holidays and 15 vacation days you work 236 days; at 8 hours a day that is 1,888 working hours, about 157.3 h a month. A $50,000 salary over 2,088 paid hours is $23.95/h.

Sources: US OPM — Computing hourly rates of pay using the 2,087-hour divisor

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