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Work hours in a year

Weekdays, federal holidays and the real work hours in each year from 2025 to 2029, next to the 2,080-hour convention that payroll uses.

Work hours in a year

Example
2026: 2,000 h250 workdays80 h fewer than 2,080Full result
h

Paid hours a day, like 8, 7.5 or 7:30

Year to draw

Work hours in 2026

2,000 hours

261 weekdays − 11 federal holidays = 250 workdays; × 8 h = 2,000 h, 80 h fewer than 2,080.

2026: 261 weekdays − 11 holidays = 250 days = 2,000 h

RuleWeekdays minus the federal holidays (5 U.S.C. 6103) on OPM’s observed dates, 2025–2029; 2,080 hours = 52 × 40Sources checked How the math works ↓

2025–2029 at 8 hours a day

Observed federal holidays
Weekdays, federal holidays on weekdays, workdays and work hours for each year
YearWeekdaysHolidays on weekdaysWorkdaysweekdays − holidaysHoursvs 2,080
202526111250261 − 112,000−80
202626111250261 − 112,000−80
2027 *26112249261 − 121,992−88
2028 *26010250260 − 102,000−80
202926111250261 − 112,000−80

New Year’s Day 2028 (Jan 1, 2028) falls on a Saturday. OPM lists its observed date as Friday, December 31 (2027) in the 2028 schedule, so calendar year 2027 contains 12 observed federal holidays and calendar year 2028 contains 10 (no January date).

Not modeled — holiday dates for 2030 and later (and before 2025) are not in our data yet (checked Oct 22, 2026).

2026, every weekday

250 of 261 weekdays worked
  • Workday
  • Federal holiday (observed)
One block = one weekday (Monday to Friday). Struck blocks are observed federal holidays.

Federal holidays on weekdays in 2026

  1. Thu, Jan 1, 2026 New Year’s Day
  2. Mon, Jan 19, 2026 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  3. Mon, Feb 16, 2026 Washington’s Birthday
  4. Mon, May 25, 2026 Memorial Day
  5. Fri, Jun 19, 2026 Juneteenth National Independence Day
  6. Fri, Jul 3, 2026 Independence Day · observed; the holiday falls on Sat, Jul 4, 2026
  7. Mon, Sep 7, 2026 Labor Day
  8. Mon, Oct 12, 2026 Columbus Day
  9. Wed, Nov 11, 2026 Veterans Day
  10. Thu, Nov 26, 2026 Thanksgiving Day
  11. Fri, Dec 25, 2026 Christmas Day

2026 next to the 2,080-hour convention

Same scale for both bars. The open part is the difference: 80 hours.

Calculated with Punch Clock Math · rules checked October 22, 2026 · an estimate, not legal or tax advice · punchclockmath.com

How the math works

  1. Count the weekdaysEvery Monday to Friday from January 1 to December 31. A year has 261 or 262 of them (2026: 261).
  2. Take off the observed federal holidays that fall on weekdaysObserved dates, so a Saturday holiday counts on the Friday before. 2026 has 11; 2027 has 12. New Year’s Day 2028 (Jan 1, 2028) falls on a Saturday. OPM lists its observed date as Friday, December 31 (2027) in the 2028 schedule, so calendar year 2027 contains 12 observed federal holidays and calendar year 2028 contains 10 (no January date).5 U.S.C. 6103 - Holidays (U.S. Code, 2024 ed.) · Federal Holidays
  3. Multiply by the hours in a workday2026: 250 days × 8 h = 2,000 h. 2027: 249 × 8 = 1,992 h.
  4. The 2,080-hour convention2,080 = 52 weeks × 40 hours. It ignores holidays and the extra weekday most years have, so it is a pay convention, not a count of real workdays.29 CFR 778.113
  5. Federal employees: 2,087For most federal civilian employees, OPM computes hourly rates as annual basic pay / 2,087 hours (5 U.S.C. 5504(b)), rounded to the nearest cent. 2,087 is the 28-year average of work hours per calendar year. Use it only for a federal-employee mode, not for private payroll.Fact Sheet: Computing Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087-Hour Divisor

What this doesn’t cover

  • Your employer’s holidays: Federal employees’ pay and leave only. Private employers are not required by federal law to give or pay holidays. Subtract your own paid days off from the workdays.
  • State holidays and vacation: Not in our data. Each one you take off is one workday (and one day of hours) fewer.
  • Years after 2029: Not modeled — the holiday data covers 2025–2029 (checked 2026-10-22).

Page sources

Every rule above comes from these pages, read on the dates shown.

  1. 5 U.S.C. 6103 - Holidays (U.S. Code, 2024 ed.)U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · read
  2. Federal HolidaysU.S. Office of Personnel Management · read
  3. 29 CFR 778.113eCFR (Office of the Federal Register / GPO) · read
  4. Fact Sheet: Computing Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087-Hour DivisorU.S. Office of Personnel Management · read