How to Find Average Salary Information for US Workers

US salaries are not as straightforward as they used to be. With the rise of online remote freelancers and companies like Lyft, Uber and Airbnb, it is difficult to say what the average annual income is.

The new nature of the working world has also led to ‘side-hustles’ and people with multiple jobs. The freelance industry allows people to set their own rates and work their own hours. This makes creative industries hard to regulate.

As such, income statistics have become difficult to define. Instead of working per annum, salary information is issued as weekly figures.

With that in mind, figures now show that in 2018, 67% of Americans were earning equal to or less than $50,000 per annum. The median is said to be $32,838.