Health educators -- $ 21.81/hour . 59 percent of U.S. workers are waged labor ( paid hourly ) U.S. Census Bureau : median household salary is $ 48,201 . That puts the average hourly rate at $ 23.17 based on a 40-hour workweek . The lowest wage in America was $ 7.25 an hour, and that's still pretty high for most people who work 40 hours per week.
59 percent of U.S. workers are waged labor ( paid hourly ) U.S. Census Bureau : median household salary is $ 48,201 . That puts the average hourly rate at $ 23.17 based on a 40-hour workweek . The lowest wage in America was $ 7.25 an hour, and that's still pretty high for most people who work 40 hours per week.