what is the average pay of all workers in the united states 
the average hourly rate of pay for all workers excluding farm payrolls was 34 55 as of january 2024 that was a 4 5 increase over the previous year 6the bottom linethe hot waitress economic index counts the number of attractive people who work as servers the theory behind the index is that more attractive individuals work as servers at times when the economy is weak they could presumably work in a better paying position in a stronger economy thanks in part to their looks the index doesn t consider qualifications such as skills experience or education it shouldn t be used to measure the likelihood that you can land a job in a different field based on factors other than your appearance 