Hi Steve,
I think that the income level in Cali generally is much higher than the Midwest.
SteveSoCal Wrote:
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> Back when I used to hire full-time staff editors,
> we would start people out around $16/hour. That
> was before the economy bottomed out, so I'm not
> sure if that still applies or not.
>
> I was also paid $12/hour as an employee shopper
> back then, so while the base pay for editors was
> higher than shoppers, the perks of shopping
> (getting reimbursements, being outdoors, having an
> open schedule, & not being chained to the
> computer) made the shopper position a much better
> experience. Even when I made over $50k/year as an
> MSC employee, my lifestyle was not nearly as goon
> as it was being a P/T shopper and working
> elsewhere.
>
> I have a lot of respect for some of the editors
> and schedulers that hang in there long term. Its
> a pretty grueling job.