How Many Work Hours Are in a Year?
The standard full-time work year is 2,080 hours — 40 hours a week multiplied by 52 weeks. It is the number most salary-to-hourly calculations use by default.
When 2,080 is too high
If you take paid holidays and vacation, you actually work fewer hours even though you are paid the same. With 10 holidays and 10 vacation days (20 days total), you work closer to 1,920 hours.
| Schedule | Hours per year |
|---|---|
| 40 hrs/week × 52 weeks | 2,080 |
| 40 hrs/week × 50 weeks | 2,000 |
| 37.5 hrs/week × 52 weeks | 1,950 |
| 35 hrs/week × 52 weeks | 1,820 |
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How many working hours are in a year?
A standard full-time year is 2,080 hours (40 hours × 52 weeks). Holidays, PTO and part-time schedules reduce that figure.
How many work hours in a year minus holidays?
Subtracting about 20 days of holidays and vacation leaves roughly 1,920 worked hours for a full-time schedule.