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.
Ohio ranks below the national average for both weekly pay and wage growth, according to U.S. Labor Department data released Thursday. Ohio tied with North Carolina, ranking 29th among 50 states in wage growth for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared with a year earlier. The average weekly wage in the United States was $1,000, a 4.7 percent increase. In Ohio, average wages ($887) increased only 3.6 percent. North Dakota, at 8.4 percent, had the highest wage growth nationally, followed by California at 7.8 percent and New York at 6.9 percent.