What's your job and how much you get paid per hour?

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[quote name='Grave_Addiction']Job: Staff Sergeant in the Air Force.

Pay: Not enough.[/quote]

Same here.
SSgt Air Force
Pay I think is about 2.00 an hour if you figure deployments, excercises and such. Hell if you considder the fact that we are on call and duty 24/7 and can be called in at anytime maybe .001 an hour. lol
 
EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Teacher

About $19 an hour.

BUT, I also teach a private class for 2 hours every week and get paid $38 an hour for that one!

So, after pension/insurance and such, I make about 3K a month.

Not bad for a first job!
 
[quote name='mvick288']Ohio post.. there should not me minimum wage. it ends up making ppl more poor[/quote]

actually if there was no minimum wage people would get paid less.
 
[quote name='captainfrizo']
3. There's no real reason to disclose it outside of everyone's curiosity

Personally, I'm more interested in what people do than what they make.[/QUOTE]

I, know you don't have to , but what's the harm? No one knows who you are, personal info, etc...

I think it's cool,i'm interested to see what kind of jobs people do to , and how much they make, doing the job they chose.
 
[quote name='nativetongue88']actually if there was no minimum wage people would get paid less.[/QUOTE]

Yep, but remember, if everyone gets paid less, the cost of goods has to go down.
 
[quote name='TheBlueWizard']I'm a Senior Application Engineer (Mechanical Engineering).

Like mtxbass1, I won't be sharing (its really frowned upon for a lot of positions).

TBW[/QUOTE]

its frowned upon by your employer so that you don't know the guy doing the exact same thing as you gets more money.
 
[quote name='Milkyman']its frowned upon by your employer so that you don't know the guy doing the exact same thing as you gets more money.[/quote]

That's why I find it funny that in my field all salaries are known by everyone (until you make partner). We all get paid the same based on the year of graduation.
 
[quote name='lordwow']I'm a marketing intern for my university. I get paid... well.[/QUOTE]

Marketing at NU right? How'd you like marketing? How are the prospects in Boston (since that's pretty much where I want to be)?
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']a co-worker of mine figured out how you can find out how much you make a year by the hourly amount.

so me it would be 10.00 (lets even it out) X 2=20.00$ X1000=20,000$ :(

or if you are salary and you make oh 56,000$ a year to figure out hourly it would be

56,000 / (divided) 1000=56 / 2 = 28 $ per hour :|

with the cost of living, house, car, spouse and kids, you need to be making like more then 35 dollars an hour or 70,000$



fuck I hate living in fairfax.[/QUOTE]

A much easier formula is 40 hours per week x 52 weeks per year = 2,080 hours per year.

I'm an accountant with a cell phone company and my salaray fits into $38k-$45k depending on bonus. This is my first job out of college and I'm getting laid off 6/25/07. I'll probably take a month of govt. checks and then find somewhere that will give me at least $50k.
 
[quote name='js1']I, know you don't have to , but what's the harm? No one knows who you are, personal info, etc...[/QUOTE]

Some of us do know who each other are.

I'm a technical support analyst person. I don't get paid well.
 
I'm a graduate assistant (who can serve as a research assistant, teacher's assistant, or other things: for instance, I work as the editorial assistant for an academic journal).

I make $11,500/academic year (unless you count my scholarship, which I don't), but I only work 20/hours a week. If I'm lucky, I can get a fellowship the next year, where I earn the same amount of money but am not allowed to work at all (it's more or less grant funding to get my ass rollin' on my dissertation).

I'm also an adjunct professor, but I earn about $2100 per class (and I only teach once, *maybe* twice, per year).
 
I get paid to post pictures of cats on various forums throughout the winternet. I get paid 50,000$ per picture, just like Spielberg.
 
College student. Accounting/auditing major. Interning for a major hospital chain. Not allowed to disclose my pay.
 
Process engineer for a major pharmaceutical company. I graduated with a chemical engr. degree a couple of years ago. I get paid 62K+. There I said it! (Salary /= value IMHO)

The reason companies don't want you to disclose salaray info is so they can cheap out on people who deserve to get paid as much as you do. ;)
 
I'm an Architect. I didn't work on the Guggenheim (like George here), but I do design custom homes. I'm paid salary so the per hour thing doesn't apply.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']I'm a graduate assistant (who can serve as a research assistant, teacher's assistant, or other things: for instance, I work as the editorial assistant for an academic journal).

I make $11,500/academic year (unless you count my scholarship, which I don't), but I only work 20/hours a week. If I'm lucky, I can get a fellowship the next year, where I earn the same amount of money but am not allowed to work at all (it's more or less grant funding to get my ass rollin' on my dissertation).

I'm also an adjunct professor, but I earn about $2100 per class (and I only teach once, *maybe* twice, per year).[/QUOTE]

Do you mind telling us which school? I am just curious because the adjuncts at my school get robbed (that get paid 1500 per class)?
 
[quote name='gregthomas77']Do you mind telling us which school? I am just curious because the adjuncts at my school get robbed (that get paid 1500 per class)?[/QUOTE]

Actually, I do mind. Sorry.

EDIT: I do think that it's a "special rate" for summer courses, and that I'll be earning the "standard rate" you mentioned for my spring quarter criminology seminar.
 
I work for the Gallup Organization as an interviewer (as in doing surveys over the phone), and I'm paid on commission. I generally end up making anywhere between $7.50 and $9 an hour. Although right now I'm on leave, so I suppose I may be considered unemployed, but I can go back whenever I want and start working again, but why would I do that?
 
I work for a Financial Services Company as Technical Support.

I'd rather not disclose my pay or company, but I think I get paid OK for what I do..

I also do some independant computer consulting/repair/training on the side, the last job I did for a 75 year old woman and her husband was at $25 per hour.. I like to charge at a sliding scale.
 
[quote name='caffolote']Panera Bread

$6.50/hour[/quote]

Just came into the thread and thought it was funny that this was the first one I saw.

I work at Panera Bread as well and get $8.50
 
if you raise minimum wage then company owners have less money to use for workers. thus they have to cut down on workers leaving more people
 
[quote name='mvick288']if you raise minimum wage then company owners have less money to use for workers. thus they have to cut down on workers leaving more people[/QUOTE]

Unless, of course, white collar workers take less money that reduces the negotiation space for higher employee wages.

Take, for instance, recently fired Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli, who received $210 million to get fired.

That's not his pay, that's his severance package for doing a shitty enough job that he was let go. For sucking, he earned 4,660 times the median American household income ($45K/year). That's 4,660 jobs that Home Depot can't fill, or any number of $7-9/hour employees who can't get raises now, because one man got all that money that he didn't deserve.

So, please stop with the FOX News 7th grade economics lesson, because you're wrong. It has everything to do with the distribution of wealth, fact like the increasing cost of goods versus the stagnance of median annual income, and nothing to do with the fact that companies *have* to cover the costs somewhere. It's merely more convenient to pass it on to the consumer than to say "waitaminute! We paid a guy $210 million to stop working here! What the fuck are we thinking!?!?!"
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Actually, I do mind. Sorry.

EDIT: I do think that it's a "special rate" for summer courses, and that I'll be earning the "standard rate" you mentioned for my spring quarter criminology seminar.[/QUOTE]

I completely understand.
 
I'm a Buyer for a state agency and run a Purchasing Coop for over 65 school districts. Pay is crap, but holidays, low stress level, and vacation time make up for it.
 
To hell with not telling, I've worked my ass off to be where I am, and if anything I hope you guys out there that are working the minimum wage jobs keep your spirit up and get inspired and know that there is better for you out there, if you make the effort. I should know, because I was in your shoes and I've had to work the low paying horrible slavery type jobs, hell since I was a kid.

I think some people are afraid to tell because either they are getting way too little for their position, or they don't want to make others feel bad. Of course employers don't want you to share, especially with others who are doing the same or comparable job as you who might be making more (or less), because nothing creates bitterness/disgruntled employees quicker than pay disparity.

I work as a technology consultant - my specialty is software development with an emphasis on enterprise/business level software installation/deployment development. I.e., I design the installation architecture and mass deployment system for big ass pieces of highly specialized software components, apps, and suites, using dev apps like Installshield, Installwise, etc. for MSI based installs. Pay varies from contract to contract, but generally I make $75-125 per hour at this, on a 1099 (self employed/consultant, thus no taxes taken out from the check - I have to submit an 'estimate' to the IRS every quarter, but in general everything is an expense). All overtime is time and a half. After 12 hours, it's double.

Currently I have a couple months left on a 6 month contract with a (if not the) major security software firm at their Santa Monica location. Pay is in the lower portion of my salary range.

When I am not doing the tech consulting thing, I am running my cigar distribution business, focusing and specializing in servicing the high end retail market in California and beyond - luxury hotels and resorts, high end gift shops, high end clubs, country clubs, casinos, etc. The pay varies based on how much I manage to sell to my clients, however suffice to say I make a decent coin through this venture.

On occasion I do consulting in the film/TV industry handling highly unique atmospheric special effects of the physical variety. Think lightning, sheet lightning, rain, wind, etc. effects. Usually 1 day to 1 week gigs. Pay is usually $250/hr. as a special effectsman/equipment operator plus the equipment rental fee, which is the real bread and butter.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Unless, of course, white collar workers take less money that reduces the negotiation space for higher employee wages.

Take, for instance, recently fired Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli, who received $210 million to get fired.

That's not his pay, that's his severance package for doing a shitty enough job that he was let go. For sucking, he earned 4,660 times the median American household income ($45K/year). That's 4,660 jobs that Home Depot can't fill, or any number of $7-9/hour employees who can't get raises now, because one man got all that money that he didn't deserve.

So, please stop with the FOX News 7th grade economics lesson, because you're wrong. It has everything to do with the distribution of wealth, fact like the increasing cost of goods versus the stagnance of median annual income, and nothing to do with the fact that companies *have* to cover the costs somewhere. It's merely more convenient to pass it on to the consumer than to say "waitaminute! We paid a guy $210 million to stop working here! What the fuck are we thinking!?!?!"[/QUOTE]

I was going to say something about the Min Wage bashing but damn you nailed it!!!! Just to add, you can look at American History (I know something people in the country have forgotten or don’t care to know) take a look at the early 20th century at the robber barons, or captains of industry as they might have been called. They are the reasons for minimum wage laws at a time when people were making .10 an hour for 12 hour days.

Also I'm an Analyst
 
I'm in my last year of neurology training (currently in fellowship). My co-residents and I once calculated out our hourly wage and it was about $13/hr (65-70 hour work weeks for about $45,000 a year). Fortunuately that will change very soon in a few months :) .
 
[quote name='karkyco']To hell with not telling, I've worked my ass off to be where I am, and if anything I hope you guys out there that are working the minimum wage jobs keep your spirit up and get inspired and know that there is better for you out there, if you make the effort. I should know, because I was in your shoes and I've had to work the low paying horrible slavery type jobs, hell since I was a kid.

I think some people are afraid to tell because either they are getting way too little for their position, or they don't want to make others feel bad. Of course employers don't want you to share, especially with others who are doing the same or comparable job as you who might be making more (or less), because nothing creates bitterness/disgruntled employees quicker than pay disparity.

I work as a technology consultant - my specialty is software development with an emphasis on enterprise/business level software installation/deployment development. I.e., I design the installation architecture and mass deployment system for big ass pieces of highly specialized software components, apps, and suites, using dev apps like Installshield, Installwise, etc. for MSI based installs. Pay varies from contract to contract, but generally I make $75-125 per hour at this, on a 1099 (self employed/consultant, thus no taxes taken out from the check - I have to submit an 'estimate' to the IRS every quarter, but in general everything is an expense). All overtime is time and a half. After 12 hours, it's double.

Currently I have a couple months left on a 6 month contract with a (if not the) major security software firm at their Santa Monica location. Pay is in the lower portion of my salary range.

When I am not doing the tech consulting thing, I am running my cigar distribution business, focusing and specializing in servicing the high end retail market in California and beyond - luxury hotels and resorts, high end gift shops, high end clubs, country clubs, casinos, etc. The pay varies based on how much I manage to sell to my clients, however suffice to say I make a decent coin through this venture.

On occasion I do consulting in the film/TV industry handling highly unique atmospheric special effects of the physical variety. Think lightning, sheet lightning, rain, wind, etc. effects. Usually 1 day to 1 week gigs. Pay is usually $250/hr. as a special effectsman/equipment operator plus the equipment rental fee, which is the real bread and butter.[/quote]

But you still didn't tell us how much you make... per hour numbers are fine if you can say you work and realize that amount for 40 hours per week but I know lots of consultants who get paid $100/hour but it's not a steady 40 hours every single week. So how much per year? Do you have to pay for your own benefits?
 
[quote name='jPoD']Marketing at NU right? How'd you like marketing? How are the prospects in Boston (since that's pretty much where I want to be)?[/QUOTE]

It's alright. I honestly don't know that much about Marketing in Boston.

Long Story Short:

- I'm a film major.
- Both of my previous internships were with film companies (unpaid), and a lot of that work was doing massive promotions on the street (Think people handing out flyers on street corners and stuff). Nearly all to University students.
- My current job is marketing through the university to university students for events. Thus, my film interships basically lined me into a marketing job (when I went in for the interview, my boss was confused as to why I was interviewing for a marketing job, but I basically sold that I knew how to promote to college students better than they were currently).
- The job pays very well (since Marketing/Business pay about 100x better than film in Boston). So oddly enough, I'll leave with a degree in film and a bunch of internships in marketing and event planning (2 in film related industries and 2 for college-aged students). But it all works out, since I want to be a producer anyway, and there's a lot of marketing and film production in that job.
 
[quote name='lordwow']It's alright. I honestly don't know that much about Marketing in Boston.

Long Story Short:

- I'm a film major.
- Both of my previous internships were with film companies (unpaid), and a lot of that work was doing massive promotions on the street (Think people handing out flyers on street corners and stuff). Nearly all to University students.
- My current job is marketing through the university to university students for events. Thus, my film interships basically lined me into a marketing job (when I went in for the interview, my boss was confused as to why I was interviewing for a marketing job, but I basically sold that I knew how to promote to college students better than they were currently).
- The job pays very well (since Marketing/Business pay about 100x better than film in Boston). So oddly enough, I'll leave with a degree in film and a bunch of internships in marketing and event planning (2 in film related industries and 2 for college-aged students). But it all works out, since I want to be a producer anyway, and there's a lot of marketing and film production in that job.[/QUOTE]


Sounds interesting. I'll be a marketing major at BU. My ultimate goal is to work for the Red Sox or for a consumer products company (P&G). I have a good reference for P&G since my Econ. teacher worked for P&G for a while. Although that might entail moving to Cincy or another random place (He's lived all over), i'm up for it.
My cousin is a film major at SCAD. Def. heavy duty stuff. Unfortunately, it doesnt pay horribly well. Isnt BU's film supposed to be better than NU's? Not knocking NU, thats just what ive heard (although Emerson is the best in film in Boston).
 
[quote name='mvick288']if you raise minimum wage then company owners have less money to use for workers. thus they have to cut down on workers leaving more people[/quote]

That would affect smaller mom and pop stores or small local businesses for the most part. Not behemoths like Wal-Mart.
 
People get what the market dictates. Take for instance athletes. Some might say that they do not deserve millions, and some say not even a million.
They are providing a service and somebody is willing to pay them for that. They have put in so much effort for their job that now they reap the benefits. If somebody is willing to pay you X money for your services then that is what you deserve to be paid.
It is not the Home Depot's former CEO's fault that he got paid all that money. He was offered that contract. He did not hold a gun up to someone's head saying that when he retires or gets fired he should get X amount of money. But somebody was willing to do that and thus that is what he deserves.

You might say that Bill Gates should not have all that money because it is just too much. It is not his fault that he has made all that money. People were willing to buy his products and he became rich.

Are you saying that if you could make all that money that you would not take it?

ITS SUPPLY AND DEMAND. JUST READ UP ON ADAM SMTIH
 
[quote name='GuilewasNK']That would affect smaller mom and pop stores or small local businesses for the most part. Not behemoths like Wal-Mart.[/QUOTE]


And most of the time the mom and pop stores get tax breaks to help that cost.
 
[quote name='karkyco']I think some people are afraid to tell because either they are getting way too little for their position, or they don't want to make others feel bad. [/quote]

I don't want to tell because I have seen how some clowns on this site behave when you give away too much info.
 
[quote name='GuilewasNK']I don't want to tell because I have seen how some clowns on this site behave when you give away too much info.[/quote]

Agreed. Although I'm comfortable saying I make between $0 and a bajillion dollars per year.
 
[quote name='GuilewasNK']That would affect smaller mom and pop stores or small local businesses for the most part. Not behemoths like Wal-Mart.[/QUOTE] Wal-Mart and the like pay well above minimum wage as it is, at least around here.
 
[quote name='javeryh']That's why I find it funny that in my field all salaries are known by everyone (until you make partner). We all get paid the same based on the year of graduation.[/QUOTE]

A relative of mine started his own company which basically gathers all the salary information in different fields and sells neat summary packages so employers are able to keep track of trends, etc.
 
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