Comparisons of full- and part-time hourly earnings, 2007 July
28, 2009 In 2007, full-time workers nearly always earned more
per hour than part-time workers. In some occupations, however,
hourly wages were actually higher for part-time workers. There
were 12 occupations in which average hourly earnings for part-
time workers exceeded those of full-time workers in 2007.
Notably, part-time speech-language pathologists earned $63.52
per hour, compared with $33.20 for their full-time counterparts.
Among computer systems analysts, part-time workers earned $60.10
per hour and full-time workers earned $37.64 per hour.
Nationally, mean hourly earnings for full-time civilian workers
were $21.08, compared with $11.34 for their part-time
counterparts. These data are from the National Compensation
Survey. To learn more, see "A Comparison of Hourly Wage Rates
for Full- and Part-Time Workers by Occupation, 2007" (HTML), in
the July issue of Compensation and Working Conditions Online.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Departme