how many weeks in a year?
One year on Earth is divided into 52 weeks. (Really, the exact figure is 52.177457 weeks per year if you are measuring the entire time that the planet takes to revolve around the sun.) If you work every week, or take off no more time than your allotted paid vacation time allows, then you have 52 salary weeks in a year. For biweekly payrolls (payments every other week), this means there are 26 pay periods per year. Most people donât work every week, however, and may take some time off for vacation, due to sickness, or to take care of family needs.