Annual Standard Hours for Merit Employees

The annual number of standard hours used to calculate salaries for Merit employees are based on the number of actual workdays in a calendar year. The salaries for Merit employees are calculated by multiplying the hourly rate by the number of standard hours in a calendar year. Changes to the number of annual hours do not impact the hourly rate for Merit employees but will change the listed monthly and annual salary. Listed below is a history of the standard hours used each year since 1997-1998.

Merit Standard Hours

• Calendar year 2023: 2080
• Calendar year 2022: 2080
• Calendar year 2021: 2088
• Calendar year 2020: 2096
• Calendar year 2019: 2088
• Calendar year 2018: 2088
• Calendar year 2017: 2080
• Calendar year 2016: 2088
• Calendar year 2015: 2088
• Calendar year 2014: 2088
• Calendar year 2013: 2088
• Calendar year 2012: 2088
• Calendar year 2011: 2080
• Calendar year 2010: 2088
• Fiscal year 2009-10: 2088
• Fiscal year 2008-09: 2088
• Fiscal year 2007-08: 2088
• Fiscal year 2006-07: 2080
• Fiscal year 2005-06: 2088
• Fiscal year 2004-05: 2088
• Fiscal year 2003-04: 2096
• Fiscal year 2002-03: 2088
• Fiscal year 2001-02: 2080
• Fiscal year 2000-01: 2080
• Fiscal year 1999-00: 2096
• Fiscal year 1998-99: 2088
• Fiscal year 1997-98: 2088

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