Open your pay stub, take a look at your hourly rate and then put yourself in some perspective: do you earn more than $9.50 an hour? If so, then you do better than the average retail worker in NYC, according to a new study reported in the New York Times today. The average for just Brooklyn is only $8.50, and the study is none too encouraging about the state and security of low-income jobs, with this cheery squib from reporter Steven Greenhouse: “Guaranteed work hours are no longer the normal and just ‘getting on the schedule’ has become the reward for job performance.” Yikes. So it’s MLK Day and maybe you’re a retail worker feeling particularly interesting in social justice issues, so, what the hell, if you’re game, tell us: what do you make? You can be anonymous in the comments if you want, but maybe we can rout out the better retail jobs? For anyone who’s never had a retail job in NYC, here’s a picture of a magic dog instead.
- 13 years ago
Tim Donnelly
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Do you make more than the average retail worker?
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as a recently former Trader Joe's employee, I can say they start you between $10-$13 an hour; and I think by time I left I was making at least $12, but the full health benefits were worth a lot more. It's fair to say the health insurance is worth more than the pay for some people there.
Trader Joe's workers of the world UNITE! you have nothing to lose but your hawaiian-themed work shirts...
I made $11.50 an hour when I started at Trader Joe's. Most people start at $10.
My last retail job as a game adviser at started at a brutal $7.65 an hour.
I make $9/hour as a sales associate at Brooklyn Industries.
I got a seasonal job at Coach in the stock room. Even with 0 experience and terrible availability I get $11/hr and more hours than I really want.
when i worked at the nba store i earned 11.60 when i started. there was literally only a 10-25 cent raise annually from wherever they started you though.