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Old 07-06-2001, 09:22 AM
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Hey there,
I was just reading a post in newbie's thread about really crappy pay. I know minimum wage in Canada varies province to province, so I'm assuming it varies state to state as well.

What's the minimum wage in your state?

In Ontario, it's $6.85. But I'm pretty sure every job will start you at 7 bux cause the 15 cents doesn't make too much of a difference to them. I think only McDonald's starts at $6.85. What's it like where you live?
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Old 07-06-2001, 09:28 AM
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Dude, I'm jealous! I only make minimum since I work on campus... So I only get $5.15 an hour! Why is it so much worse here than in other places???
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Old 07-06-2001, 09:32 AM
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One quick thing I should point out. I live in Canada. And our dollar is crappy compared to the American dollar. So our minimum wages will appear higher. Think of it this way....$5.15 US an hour is equivilant to about $7.50 an hour Canadian. I hope that makes you feel better .

Now I'M depressed!
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Old 07-06-2001, 09:37 AM
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US min. wage is $5.15/hour. It's that way across the board, even though some states could have a higher minimum. It can't be lower. Of course if you make tips, you get less hourly pay, but you have to average at least minimum wage with tips. I think I heard the min. is going up again. Anyone know anything about this?

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Old 07-06-2001, 09:43 AM
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LOL, there's me being an airhead again! I didn't even know that it was the same everywhere in the US, and then I didn't even think about the fact that that was stuff from Canada!

I hope it goes up again, I am struggling with just $5.15/hour, but I don't have time for an off-campus job!

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Old 07-06-2001, 10:30 AM
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I hope it goes up again, I am struggling with just $5.15/hour, but I don't have time for an off-campus job!
If min. wage goes up though, inflation will go up. When it went up from $4.25 an hour, prices went up at nearly all of the places in my town that paid min. wage to their employees, causing everyone who shopped there to spend more money, and so on and so forth. I don't know that min. wage increases really help anyone, and I'd wager to say it hurts people that make more than that, because they have to spend more money without a wage increase. I guess that's a little bit of my old DQ boss coming out though. He ALWAYS griped about how much he had to pay us, and how poor he was. Since I started at DQ in '95 to now, he's had 3 pretty new trucks...

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Old 07-06-2001, 10:36 AM
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If min. wage goes up though, inflation will go up. When it went up from $4.25 an hour, prices went up at nearly all of the places in my town that paid min. wage to their employees, causing everyone who shopped there to spend more money, and so on and so forth. I don't know that min. wage increases really help anyone, and I'd wager to say it hurts people that make more than that, because they have to spend more money without a wage increase. I guess that's a little bit of my old DQ boss coming out though. He ALWAYS griped about how much he had to pay us, and how poor he was. Since I started at DQ in '95 to now, he's had 3 pretty new trucks...

True... I just wish I made above minimum Interesting about the 3 new trucks though...

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Old 07-06-2001, 11:39 AM
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Hmmm all the HR signs at work state minimum wage at $6.75, maybe that's just California, I don't know.
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Old 07-06-2001, 01:33 PM
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Its 5.15 here. I'm making a whopping 5.40/hr. When I figured out how much gets taken out for taxes (which i'll get back) and social security (which I won't get back, nor will I get credits for), I take home about 87% of my paycheck.

At my campus job, I do phone surveys for the dpt. of economics. We get a .50 raise for each month we stay on (because people flake out from the mononoty of it). So I make about 6.50/hr to call people. Pretty cool
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Old 07-06-2001, 02:07 PM
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Hmmm all the HR signs at work state minimum wage at $6.75, maybe that's just California, I don't know.

I have no idea how it's set up, but I guess maybe it's because the cost of living in CA is pretty high.
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Old 07-06-2001, 02:18 PM
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In British Columbia minimum wage is $7.50/hour.
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Old 07-06-2001, 02:26 PM
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I take home about 87% of my paycheck.
For my summer internship, I'm making $10.25/hour, which will hopefully soon be more, but I only take home about 75% of my paycheck. Isn't it wierd how the more you earn, the less you get, at least percentage-wise?


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Old 07-06-2001, 05:01 PM
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Old 07-07-2001, 12:51 AM
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I think minimun wage here in Nebraska is 5.15 but it might be 5.50. I am not sure. I make 5.50 an hour plus commission though, so generally I average about 9 to 10...16 dollars on one paycheck.
I know 5.50 sounds low but most places around here will generally hire at 7.50 an hour.
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Old 07-07-2001, 03:51 PM
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In NOva Scotia I believe that it is a whopping $5.65

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