average us employee salary
Basics. The countryâs 21,656,200 government workers earned an average $51,340 per year, or $24.69 per hour, as of May 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This compared with the $45,230, or $21.74, earned by all 128,278,550 workers in all industries.ts average salaries were less than those in several sectors, including the management of companies and enterprises at $71,650 annually, or $34.45 per hour, professional and scientific services at $71,610 annually or $34.43 per hour, and utilities at $64,960 annually, or $31.23 per hour.