a.k.a. Right To Hire. These are positions where the employer would like a full time employee, but does not want to commit to a permanent offer up front. During the temp to hire period, the employee is considered working for the staffing firm and paid by the staffing firm.
By Alison Doyle. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median wage for workers in the United States at the end of September 2014 was $790 per week or $41,080 per year for a 40 hour work week. Wages were 2.5% higher than at the same date for the previous year.
151,380,749 wage earners (had earnings in 2011). 50 percent of US wage earners made less than or equal to the median wage, estimate to be $26,965. 66 percent of US wage earners made less than or equal to $41,211.36. This information is at a granular level but extremely helpful. Since everyone pays into the Social Security system, this is a good sense of how many people are earning income in the US.