Your Pay vs The Average American Earnings
The current base wage of $36.96 multiplied by a straight-time work year of 2080 hours = $76,876.80 a year.
Base pay of UAW/GM member $76,876.80
Average US Salary $62,088.00
Difference $14,788.80
That’s a pretty big difference! A UAW member earns $14,788.80 more than the average US salary! Tell me again how unions aren’t helpful…
Just for fun let’s compare those figures with this chart of salary by education level.
What is the average US salary by education level?
Education also plays a significant role in earning potential, the data showed. Here’s what the median salary for U.S. workers looks like by educational attainment:
- Grade-school education: $743 weekly or $38,636 annually
- High school diploma only: $953 weekly or $49,556 annually
- Some college or associate degree: $1,096 weekly or $56,992 annually
- Bachelor’s degree: $1,603 weekly or $83,356 annually
- Advanced degree: $1,961 weekly or $101,972 annually
The top scale of a UAW/GM member of $76,876 with no overtime lands between the average American with a Associate degree and one with a Bachelors degree.
Now you know where your pay compares with the rest of America!
(graphic by Mohamad Hasan @ Pixabay)