American Employees Work AverageThough 40 hours is the traditional workweek in America, moat Americans are actually working an average of seven hours more per week, according to a new Gallup survey.

When asked how many hours per week they worked, 50% of full-time employees in the U.S. said more than 40 hours, with almost four out of ten respondents working at least 50 hours per week.

More than 1,000 American adults from across the country were surveyed, with data coming from Gallup’s Work and Education Survey.

Only 8% of respondents reported working less than 40 hours a week. Forty-two percent of respondents said they work exactly 40 hours weekly.

For those who worked more than 40 hours each week, 11% said they work 41-49 hours, 21% said 50-59 hours and 18% said they worked 60 hours or more per week.

Pay structure also factored into the amount of hours that U.S. employees worked each week. Hourly employees often have restrictions in how many hours they can work, as their employers have to pay overtime for workweeks that go over 40 hours.

Salaried employees said they worked an average of 49 hours each week, compared to an average of 44 hours per week for hourly employees.

Here is how salaried employees and hourly employees stacked up based on the average number of hours worked:

Salaried Employees                                                                        Hourly Employees

Less than 40 hours per week: 3%                                               Less than 40 hours per week: 8%

40 hours per week: 37%                                                                 40 hours per week: 56%

41-49 hours per week: 9%                                                             41-49 hours per week: 12%

50-59 hours per week: 25%                                                          50-59 hours per week: 17%

60+ hours per week: 25%                                                              60+ hours per week: 9%

Americans have worked pretty consistent hours over the last 14 years, hovering between about 45-47 hours per week, according to the survey.

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