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Originally Posted by clsports
I see the same in the Philadelphia area too. My son is in HS and got a dishwashing job that pays $13/hr. P/T.
I am in the civil engineering field in a major city and have not had a raise in 3 years, but we need to pay incoming college graduates with engineering degrees a much higher salary to compete with other companies. The low end salaries are going up.
My wife is an RN and is in the same situation. New nurses starting out of school are now making closer to her salary even with her having 20 years experience.
It is true what he says and I do think it is nationwide. I have no statistics to prove this!
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I was an accounting major out of college. That was the norm for new employees. They would typically hire everyone around the same salary. The next year they would have the new class hired at above what you are making. If they like you/you are good then you would make more than the new employees during the promotion period. If not then they bumped you up to what the new employees made.
For example, if you started last year and made $45k, the new hires would come in at $46-$48k. If they liked you then you would clear $50k, otherwise you would get $47-$48k. Happened my 2.5 years there. 6 months in got a bump in pay since they had new hires in December starting $3k more than me. The next promotion time, everyone was bumped up to the new hires. The following year it was again what the new hires got. Most would either leave or get promoted by then (or both).