[spikeytx86]

For someone just starting out in the workforce with no formal education and minimal skills $9.50 an hour + benefits is too little?

Did I also mention our cost of living here is like 20% less then the national average?

[elmer fudd]

Here in the Pacific NW, I would consider it to be too little to reliably find and retain good starting workers. By a good starting worker I mean a clean cut, high school graduate with a good driving record and no criminal history who can pass a drug test and perform well in an interview. My employer was having a dificult time finding good people at $12/hr and had to raise the starting wage to $14 about a year ago.

[TomasUSMC]

Do you know what the average hourly wage in the USA is?

[primeval patriot]

For someone just starting out in the workforce with no formal education and minimal skills $9.50 an hour + benefits is too little?

Did I also mention our cost of living here is like 20% less then the national average

If no one is showing up to fill the position, what does that tell you?