When you need to know the number of working hours in a month for payroll purposes, you want the answer fast and easy.
The table below provides the answer for all the months of 2024, from January to December.
The calculations are made for a standard five-day work week, Monday through Friday, eight hours per day.
Month | Number of working days | Working hours monthly | Holidays |
January 1-31 | 23 | 184 | Monday, January 01, New Year's Day |
Monday, January 15 -Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | |||
February 1-29 | 21 | 168 | Monday, February 19 - Washington’s Birthday |
March 1-31 | 21 | 168 | |
April 1-30 | 22 | 176 | |
May 1-31 | 23 | 184 | Monday, May 27 -Memorial Day |
June 1-30 | 20 | 160 | Wednesday, June 19-Juneteenth National Independence Day |
July 1-31 | 23 | 184 | Thursday, July 04 - Independence Day |
August 1-31 | 22 | 176 | |
September 1-30 | 21 | 168 | Monday, September 02 - Labor Day |
October 1-31 | 23 | 184 | Monday, October 14 - Columbus Day |
November 1-30 | 21 | 168 | Monday, November 11 - Veterans Day |
Thursday, November 28 - Thanksgiving Day | |||
December 1-31 | 22 | 176 | Wednesday, December 25 - Christmas Day |
Total yearly | 262 | 2096 | 11 |
In this table, we consider the holidays with pay included, and for the fiscal year there are 262 working days and 2096 working hours.
Since there are 2096 work hours in a 2024, the average hours monthly is 2096/12=174.6 work hours in a month.