(MONEY Magazine) – So you're way past the minimum wage and probably haven't even thought about calculating your hourly wage for a while. But have you ever figured out what you earn in a second? If you look at the increase in Bill Gates' net worth over the past year and factor in Silicon Valley-style killer hours, he still takes in much more in a single second than most Americans see in a week.

BILL GATES, MICROSOFT CEO 1 second

PARTNER AT LEADING LAW FIRM 8.6 hours

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER 11.5 workdays

Notes: Bill Gates' estimated workweek: five 14-hour days. Lawyer's estimated workweek: five 10-hour days. Teacher's workweek: five eight-hour days plus an eight-week unpaid break. Sources: Brad Templeton, Forbes, American Lawyer, American Federation of Teachers.