Percentiles
Hours worked: how do you compare?
Median 40 US workers · approximate
Usual hours per week, all workers including part-time. Rounded from BLS.
US workers · approximate
| Percentile | Hours worked |
|---|---|
| 5th percentile | 15 hours a week |
| 10th percentile | 20 hours a week |
| 25th percentile | 35 hours a week |
| 50th percentile | 40 hours a week |
| 75th percentile | 45 hours a week |
| 90th percentile | 50 hours a week |
| 95th percentile | 60 hours a week |
Rough percentile anchors assembled from surveys and reports; treat them as ballpark figures. The slider on the main page runs past this table up to the record: the whole week, There are 168 hours in a week and you worked every one of them.