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FTE and Hours per Year Calculator

FTE is your weekly hours divided by your employer's full-time hours. 25 hours a week against a 40-hour full-time week is 0.63 FTE, and 25 hours × 52 weeks is 1,300 hours a year.

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Full-time hours are set by your employer, often 37.5 or 40 a week. They are not a federal rule.

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For employer health coverage rules, the IRS counts an employee as full-time when they average at least 30 hours of service a week, or 130 hours a month. Status is decided month by month; this check uses your weekly average only.

How it works

FTE = hours per week ÷ full-time hours per week. Hours per year = hours per week × weeks worked. Average hours per month = hours per year ÷ 12.

Worked examples

  1. 25 hours a week, 40-hour full-time week, 52 weeks: 25 ÷ 40 = 0.63 FTE; 1,300 hours a year; 108.33 hours a month on average.
  2. 32 hours a week, 40-hour full-time week, 52 weeks: 0.80 FTE; 1,664 hours a year; at or above the 30-hour IRS line.
  3. 20 hours a week, 37.5-hour full-time week, 48 weeks: 20 ÷ 37.5 = 0.53 FTE; 960 hours a year.

Common questions

What does 0.5 FTE mean?

Half of your employer's full-time hours. With a 40-hour full-time week, 0.5 FTE is 20 hours a week.

How many hours a year is full-time?

40 hours × 52 weeks is 2,080 hours. Enter fewer weeks if you take unpaid time off.

Is 30 hours a week full-time?

For the IRS employer health coverage rules, an average of 30 hours a week (or 130 hours a month) counts as full-time. Your employer can use a different number for its own benefits, and other laws use other tests.

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