According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an average autoworker makes about $28 per hour. However, this wage can vary depending on a workers tenure at the automaker, and under the industrys tiered wage system, more recent hires start at lower rates of pay than longer-tenured workers. In addition, the top hourly production wage for UAW members is $32 an hour on average, according to a policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. It is important to note that wages and benefits offered to UAW members are among the best in the manufacturing sector, including annual profit-sharing bonuses and health-care plans with lower out-of-pocket costs than most Americans pay.