2006-06-18 05:08:09 · 9 answers · asked by Amin gar 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
In short, average annual salary is about $31,700.
Average hourly wage is $16.62 (US dollars) for all private sector employees (people who do not work for the government). The workweek is about 33.8 hours, with 4.6 hours of overtime. So, the average weekly salary is about $561. Thus, the average annual salary is $29,252.14. You can find the Bureau of Labor Statistics data at http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
For both private and government employees, the average salary was $18.09 per hour, the average for only government workers was $22.77 per hour as of July 2004; this gives an average annual salary of about $31,700. A pdf with data breakdowns for profession and location is at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0727.pdf
This is smaller than the average income, because income includes profits from investments (bank accounts, stocks, etc.), and I do not believe it accounts for bonuses, though I am not certain.
The average household income in 2004 was $44,389, according to the census at http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p60-229.pdf (page 10 according to Adobe, or page 3 as printed on the page itself). There are about 113 million households in the United States. This number is often used in place of personal income because it better reflects living standard and quality of life. This amount includes profits from investments and other non-salary income.
In case you are curious, it appears that the job with highest hourly salary is pilot, at around $113 per hour. However, being a pilot is more of a lifestyle than a profession, and pilots spend most of their time between flights recovering from jet lag (the effect on the sleep and eating cycle of traveling east and west; the pilot moves through several time zones and throws their bodily cycle off by several hours). So, pilots technically ‘work’ relatively few hours, but their job occupies most of their life.
2006-06-18 06:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by Maxtor 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unskilled labor.... minimum wage...
Skilled labor.... $10 per hour
Technical, Medical... $15 per hour
Engineer, Degree and advanced degree... $25 to $35 per hour
Doctorate level, teaching, research, maybe $50
Top Professional, Primary Engineer, Medical Doctor... $100, $200 per hour.
Entrepreneur - darn smart guy. A Billion a Year.
2006-06-18 05:16:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most recent figures are for 2004. and is $44,389.00.
2006-06-18 05:18:00 · answer #3 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well in N.J they poverty level is considered to be 35,000 So I assume its around 70,000
2006-06-18 05:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by newjersey2112 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
minnumium wage: 11,000 (like waiter or landscaper)
blue collar: 40,000 (like construction worker or coach)
white collar: 100,000 (like accountant and lawyer)
2006-06-18 05:13:12 · answer #5 · answered by Unbekümmert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the average is 40.000 a year
2006-06-18 05:10:06 · answer #6 · answered by alai235 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what part of the country you live in.
2006-06-18 05:12:21 · answer #7 · answered by nate diggitty 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd guess 35,000 a year.
2006-06-18 05:14:19 · answer #8 · answered by jenny in ohio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anywhere between 25,000 and 30,000 dollars
2006-06-18 05:13:01 · answer #9 · answered by eric j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋