I think GP wanted to say “less”. Meaning that some companies are willing to pay $30/h for part time work rather than $7.25/h for full timers, although 30 hours

I think GP wanted to say “less”. Meaning that some companies are willing to pay $30/h for part time work rather than $7.25/h for full timers, although 30 hours of the former costs (much) more than 40 hours of the latter. Of course, part time workers can be fired much more easily than full time ones, so it’s not such a paradox.