Typical Working Hours in United States (East Coast)

Standard office hours in United States (East Coast) run 9:00–18:00, averaging 44 hours per week. Below you'll find scheduling tips, timezone context, and a live overlap planner with London.

• US East Coast (ET) is UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 (EDT) in summer, giving 5–6 hours of overlap with Western Europe.
• US work culture expects responsiveness — same-day replies to emails and Slack messages are the norm.
• Paid vacation is limited (~10–15 days/year) and often underused; expect US colleagues to be available more of the year.
• Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November) and the surrounding week are major US holidays.
• The East Coast spans multiple industries: finance (New York), government (Washington DC), tech (Boston), pharma (Philadelphia).

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