Hourly Wages, Comparing Teachers’ Usual Hours and Hours Last Week with Diary Hours. Notes: This figure compares the distribution of hourly wages for teachers calculated using usual hours of work and hours of work last week to hourly wages calculated using diary hours of work for all full-time workers with at least a bachelor's degree and reported weekly earnings who are categorized as teachers at the time of their ATUS interview. I top code wages at $100/hour.