Archived Starting Pay

[theflowspot]

I think it was $9.50 starting. Now my store is $11.50 starting.

 

[BleacherSeats]

Salary when stated at Target but first retail job was 4.75/hour.

 

[RTCry]

My first job I made $4.25 an hour, but it wasn’t at Target.

 

[IWishIKnew]

I started at $9.25 when I worked at Target back in the day. This was above minimum because I had retail experience.

Nearly 20 years later, $11.25.

 

[Targetron]

I started at $9.25 when I worked at Target back in the day. This was above minimum because I had retail experience.

Nearly 20 years later, $11.25.

Were you a Manager in the 90's makin that kind of wage?


I started mid 2000's at $6.50

 

[IWishIKnew]

Wow.

 

[RTCry]

I was a store manager (not Target) making $450 a week. That was in 2000. The nice thing was I usually worked 42 hours a week. Set schedule (I made the schedule) with Wed and Sunday off. Such a great gig. Much less red tape and more freedom to do what worked for your store.

 

[Asuras]

$7.75

 

[Formina Sage]

$7.50 as an Electronics TM in 2008.

Left as a Logistics TL. $12.00

Pathetic.

 

[EagleEye]

8, then got a 25 cent raise during orientation

 

[Kartman]

I started at $9.25 when I worked at Target back in the day. This was above minimum because I had retail experience.

Nearly 20 years later, $11.25.

In 20 years you've only had $2 in raises???

 

[SoCalMama]

2015 $10.00, raised to $10.50 in 2015 (laughed at STL when informed of the big raise- oops) (Cashier/GS)
2016 $10.76 (Cashier/GS) 2.5% raise
2017 $12.08 (SBX) 5% raise
Left end of 2017 after being denied a 14 day LOA (not during the holidays). Now, I make $30 plus amazing benefits.

 

[HLN13]

Started about 6 months ago as Hardlines @ $10.25, now making $11.25

 

[Formina Sage]

In 20 years you've only had $2 in raises???

Adjusted for inflation, they actually went backwards.

 

[Kartman]

Something ain't right.

 

[FlowTeamChick]

Adjusted for inflation, they actually went backwards.

Similar here, although it hasn't been 20 years of puny raises. But I completely sympathize with the comment. If it weren't for Target raising starting pay to compete with Wal-Mart, it'd be 7 cents here and a nickel there. That said, I find it annoying that the increases in starting pay have the effect of putting many of us with years experience at the bottom again. I feel so valued.

 

[SpilledTea]

$8.25 as a HL TM in 2014.

 

[Leo47]

When I was seasonal I made $10.75. Then when I left and came back I made $10.50. Then they raised the base to $11 last October so now i make $11. Minimum wage went up to $11 this January so I thought we’d get another bump but no still $11 lol

 

[brizzy93]

Started in 2014 at 8.50 as hardlines/consumables. I’m at 14.00 now in sfs. I think starting wage is like 13

Also I’m in nyc

 

[CrimsonRaven712]

$9.50

 

[Dog]

$11

 

[Nox]

$10 as a Softlines TM, $11.50 as an A&A TM

 

[IWishIKnew]

In 20 years you've only had $2 in raises???

Actually now that I think more, that was probably my second stint, which was closer to the mid-aughts. I wasn't there long and I started fresh as a new TM this time around.

 

[TheBeastPMT]

8.75

 

[TM2]

$7.75 as a Hardlines TM