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.
That translates to an average hourly pay of $22.33. The median wage was lower at $16.87, since there are more people in the U.S. population with positions that pay below the average salary. The average salary increased 0.1 percent in 2013, up from $42,498 in 2012. The median salary in 2012 was $27,519.