I wonder what the wage is at the local stationary store? I smell a good story for a reporter. Or a blogger.
Quote: "The company's average wage for hourly "sales associates" is $10.14 in Washington state, Fogleman said, compared with the national average of $9.68. "
Our local china mart pays minimum wage to start. I know 3 people who work there and they are between 6.50 and 7.00 pr hour full time.
Walmart fudges their average hourly wage because they include higher up floor type managers pay into the calculation which brings up the average pay number.