Nonsense, Shimmer. The lowest government wage scale is at least the federally mandated hourly minimum. A GS-1 makes a tad over $15,000 a year and it goes up pretty fast after that. Unless he's one of the ones who "go to work and laze around," I'm betting he's making a lot more than $4-$5 an hour. Ask to see his pay statement.
I think she means he's underpaid by $4 - $5 per hour, not that he makes $4 -$5 per hour.
No, no, he's making a LOT more than $4-5! Did I say it wrong? (blush)
He's making $4-5 lower than a comparable job in the economic area. Sorry!!!!
There was a big write up, the gov't compared jet mechs to the wrong job on the outside and they got less money. This is at Robins AFB, GA. The same jobs in or near Atlanta, with nearly identical economy, made $6-8/hr more. Only they gave them a dollar or two and stopped, but they were supposed to move their pay up more.