How much do American auto workers make?
2019: Under the current contracts, starting pay for hourly production workers ranges from roughly $17 to $30 an hour ($3,000 to $5,300 month). It takes production workers eight years to reach the top wage tier, which is contrary to the union long supporting “equal pay for equal work.”
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USA Annual production (2015): 4.1 million Estimated annual salary: $51,000 (£41,000) GDP per head: $54,000 (£43,400) GM production jobs in the States are being offered with ‘maximum hourly rates’ of $24.43, pushing basic salaries to around $1,000 dollars per 40-hour week. Wages differ hugely depending on location and whether factories are unionised. Some Tesla workers in California say they’re on $17-$21 an hour and are seeking closer to the average. Some figures claim the average in 2016 was up at $29.53 per hour, and around 46 hours were worked each week. If so, this puts US workers in at a… Read more »
US Manufacturing Sector
Average Assembly Line Worker, Automotive Hourly Pay
$12 – $26