How much ped do you get IRL from an hours work at min wage?

[Stagger Organic]

I was thinking of this the other day. here in the UK, i get about 90-100 peds for an hours work in somewhere like mcdonalds. whats it like in other countries?

 

[Aliana]

The Federal minimum wage in the US is currently 51.5 PEDs per hour, but I have now idea what job would pay such a small amount.

Hugs,
Aliana

 

[AlphaGeek]

I was thinking of this the other day. here in the UK, i get about 90-100 peds for an hours work in somewhere like mcdonalds. whats it like in other countries?

In the US, I think minimum wage is either 51.5 or 52.5 PED per hour.
Resturant waitstaff, who make most of their PEDs from customer tips, make... I think it's 21.5 PEDS per hour.


Anyone that knows these numbers more accurately than I, please chime in, it's been 20+ years since I was in a food service job.

AG

 

[Aliana]

lol! You did the same thing I did! Had to go back in and edit for decimal points! Wondered if you were going to catch that. I'm amused now.

Hugs,
Aliana

 

[libero]

Don't know the lowest rate in Norway, but I guess a regular McDonald worker would earn at least 125 PED's - Probably a bit more after working there for a while...
Like I said, not sure, but I would believe thats about right. Can't believe it's less anyway..
If someone says something else, I will not argue...

 

[Amanita]

This is an interesting thing to consider.

In USA the "no-skill" jobs start around 70 ped per hour.

Semi-skilled labor (painters, landscapers, etc.) come in at 100-150 ped per hour.

Skilled labor varies hugely depending on the industry, but alot of graduates expect to hit the ground running at 350-400 ped an hour straight out of school.

So...there's that.

I also have some expereince in the India workplace.

An un-skilled laborer earns about 1.25 ped per hour.

A typical call center recruit in India earns about 10 ped per hour.

Skilled labor runs the spectrum of possibility. Unfortunately alot of graduates (non-IT) find themselves still little more than 10 ped per hour, fresh out of school.

Just my twenty pecs.

 

[Doer]

Last time i had an agricultural job i got paid around 45 peds/hour. That was a while ago, though. I'm in US, btw.

 

[Creature]

Yeah Staggers right for here in the UK - Actual government set Minimum Wage is around 95 ped at the current(ish) exhange rate.

Is the US minimum wage really that low?

 

[Nikos Eordeus]

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Greece ,45-48 peds/hour for me. I work in a construction company as foreman/CAD designer/electrical engineer nowdays, yeah I'm underpaid but I live in high unemployment area...

 

[Aliana]

Yeah Staggers right for here in the UK - Actual government set Minimum Wage is around 95 ped at the current(ish) exhange rate.

Is the US minimum wage really that low?

Yes it is. I looked it up at the Dept. of Labor's website. It's 51.5 PED per hour. Sounds pathetic doesn't it?

Hugs,
Aliana

 

[Hally]

Denmark here wages start at about 140-160ped pr hour but note that we have high taxes and is a allmost socialistic country with full benefits for all people

 

[Stagger Organic]

initially when i started the thread i was kinda thinking how unfair it was for some ppl living in countries where the value of currency is lower than others...

but thinking about it now, for someone who would make 1 ped/hr in a real job... pe could be a genuine way of making a rl living...im sure u can make well over one ped an hour sweating!!!

 

[black_rain13]

Washington State (USA) has a minimum wage of 76.3 PED per hour...

What I would like to know is just how much more than that I make... lol

lemme do some math...

damn figures...

man I hate math...

ok, round about figure is in...

DAMN!!!! That's a lot of PED... too bad I can't afford to spend it all in here!

LOL

 

[Centech]

Wow. It's a lot more outside of the US.. and ours has gone up several times recently.

My first job every I made 50p/hr and I thought I was rich. Now I spend 50p in like 20 minutes.

 

[arieas]

Heres the facts on UK:

If your below age 18, you earn 50PED/hour

18 - 21 years 80PED/hour

22 and over 90PED/hour

Mcdonalds work sucks i think. I could get a better job scooping up crap, oh wait most for the time you do scoop crap at mcdonalds.

Well my veiws on mcdonalds are not good, i've never even worked there, sorry for anyone who does if i offended!


If your going to spend the money in Entropia Universe, any payment is good i suppose, 90 peds could get you alot of ammo, fix a few guns to the full, and if you save up a bit, you could buy an apartment for 3 hours work.
Heh any job almost is a good job for EU.

 

[shroeder]

initially when i started the thread i was kinda thinking how unfair it was for some ppl living in countries where the value of currency is lower than others...

but thinking about it now, for someone who would make 1 ped/hr in a real job... pe could be a genuine way of making a rl living...im sure u can make well over one ped an hour sweating!!!

Yes, but at the same time you have to think about how this person making so little money is going to come by a computer decent enough to play EU and pay for the connection to the internet, while at the same time not getting carpal tunnel syndrome

 

[Rumsponge]

There has been a lot of talk here about raising the US minimum wage. It is a somewhat silly discussion because virtually all states and even some counties and cities have their own minimum wage rules.

Additionally, very few people earn the minimum wage. Maybe teenagers and very low-level unskilled jobs.

Waiters/waitresses have a lower minimum wage, but because they make their money from tips, they usually do very well.

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[Angel]

British Columbia, Canada about 72 PED/Hour.
The province with the lowest minimum wage is New Brunswick paying at 60PED/Hour.

The minimum wage varies from province to province.

 

[Faustian]

About 250 peds per hour. But that all depends on how you calculate.

 

[muttley]

isnt the minumum wage in the states lower because generally everything is cheaper there anyway compared to the uk and again comapred to denmark, so for the example in the uk we may think the min wage in usa is low, comparatively it probably isnt

hope that makes sense, just my two pecs

oh yeah and i work mine out to be around 100peds per hour based on £18k salary(ish) and that is a lot for my area compared again to say london

 

[Faustian]

isnt the minumum wage in the states lower because generally everything is cheaper there anyway compared to the uk and again comapred to denmark, so for the example in the uk we may think the min wage in usa is low, comparatively it probably isnt

hope that makes sense, just my two pecs

oh yeah and i work mine out to be around 100peds per hour based on £18k salary(ish) and that is a lot for my area compared again to say london

Think of the USA like Europe. It varies by State! Just like in Europe, by country.

But the National minimum wage is about 5+ dollars an hour. Which is BS!

 

[Aliana]

isnt the minumum wage in the states lower because generally everything is cheaper there anyway compared to the uk and again comapred to denmark, so for the example in the uk we may think the min wage in usa is low, comparatively it probably isnt

hope that makes sense, just my two pecs

Well, it depends on how you look at it. Someone posted that in Denmark they have full benefits. I think the same applies to the UK, if I'm correct? In the US, we have to pay for our medical and/or insurance. Serious medical problems can create medical bills that cause people to loose their house. Some even go into the millions. The monthly premiums on insurance are outrageous. Some people are fortunate enough to work for a company that pays for most or all of the premium. Others have to pay it all themselves. A lot of people can't afford it and don't have any medical insurance at all. 3,000 to 5,000 PEDs a month can be pretty normal for insurance premiums and medical insurance for women is always higher.

Hugs,
Aliana

 

[Creature]

Well, it depends on how you look at it. Someone posted that in Denmark they have full benefits. I think the same applies to the UK, if I'm correct? In the US, we have to pay for our medical and/or insurance. Serious medical problems can create medical bills that cause people to loose their house. Some even go into the millions. The monthly premiums on insurance are outrageous. Some people are fortunate enough to work for a company that pays for most or all of the premium. Others have to pay it all themselves. A lot of people can't afford it and don't have any medical insurance at all. 3,000 to 5,000 PEDs a month can be pretty normal for insurance premiums and medical insurance for women is always higher.

Hugs,
Aliana

wow - really?

And a womans insurance is dearer than a man? - hmm in this country a womans Car insurance (i know not a real comparison to medical ) is normally half the price of a males

 

[arieas]

But the National minimum wage is about 5+ dollars an hour. Which is BS!

It is compared the uk. If you wnated to get the same amount of PED for min wage it would need to be $9/hour.
That would probaly cause the econemy to slip a little and still UK gets a better deal with min. wage and currency exchange.
Think i'll get a job, just need 10ped to pay for my apartment monthly, i could find that amount down the back of my sofa.

 

[Aio]

sigh. in england, you may get 'paid' approx. 95ped/hour, but it works out at 60-70 once tax is deducted.

higher min wage = higher taxes.

 

[Aliana]

wow - really?

And a womans insurance is dearer than a man? - hmm in this country a womans Car insurance (i know not a real comparison to medical ) is normally half the price of a males

Well, medically speaking, someone once politely expained it to me that "a woman has more working parts that can go wrong."

Car insurance goes by commuting distance to and from work and by experience. It used to be you paid more if you were under 25, but I believe age discrimination laws made the insurance industry change that. I believe men pay more for car insurance than women here too. Any other US citizens know this for certain?

Hugs,
Aliana

 

[black_rain13]

Yes, the US government requires that all states must set their minimum wage at not less than $5.15 per hour. Most states actually have set their own minimum wages higher than that, but there are some that just barely hit the required federal standard.

The US is current reviewing legislation that would increase the national minimum and in turn would force all states to meet or exceed the new standard, but I think that the proposed increase is still pretty small and most states already exceed the new proposed standard.

One thing to keep in mind is that the US has some pretty crazy tax laws too. We get taxed at different levels based on incomes and dependants. Probably like most other countries, but we do not have government provided healthcare, or other government controlled economic systems, so about 50% of the "average workers" income goes to federal and state income taxes, medical coverage (if the employer even offers it) and other things like Social Security and Labor and Industries Taxes.

Hypthetically speaking, if I was making $20.00 per hour, my take home pay, after all taxes and deductions would be closer to $11.50 or $12.00 per hour.

A minimum wage employee at McDonald's or other place may earn $7.63 per hour, but they take home about $4.50 per hour is all.

Ain't government great!?!?!

 

[Skam]

Found this while googling for minimum wage, Norway:

The big difference between the Nordic countries and the U.S. is the wage spread. The main reason is that the lowest-paid workers in the U.S. have very low incomes, indeed. The minimum wage there is equivalent to NOK 45 per hour, and that is the actual wage for many millions of workers. The minimum wage in Norway is twice as much, NOK 90 per hour, and even that level is regarded by LO as too low.

But there is quite a difference between earning less than NOK 100,000 per year and almost NOK 200,000 per year. It means that, in the Nordic countries, workers earning the minimum wage can have a decent standard of living. But their counterparts in the U.S. normally can not; they need to have two or three jobs, social assistance, or some other kind of support.

Taken from a commentator at a seminar at the Olof Palme International Center.
Link: http://www.nnn.se/seminar/stein.htm

1 $ = 6,5 NOK ca..
So 45 NOK is ca 69,2 ped min wage for US
and 90 NOK is 138 Ped min wage for Norway

 

[Creature]

sounds like your taxes are higher than ours then rain?

our tax rate for the lower band (average pay) is 22% plus about 9% for national insurance payments. Anyone else in the UK figure that to be about right?

 

[black_rain13]

Well, medically speaking, someone once politely expained it to me that "a woman has more working parts that can go wrong."

Car insurance goes by commuting distance to and from work and by experience. It used to be you paid more if you were under 25, but I believe age discrimination laws made the insurance industry change that. I believe men pay more for car insurance than women here too. Any other US citizens know this for certain?

Hugs,
Aliana

Yes, health insurance for women is more expensive than for men. Women get pregnant and the costs of having a child are enourmous. That alone is the biggest factor for the higher cost of medical insurance for women.

Insurance companies are not allowed to deny payment for pregnancy and since it is common to get pregnant, they compensate by making it cost more to insure women.

My daughter is a perfect example. As a kid her insurance rate is set, but I have already gotten notice from the insurance company that upon her 12th birthday, her insurance costs nearly double since they feel that that time she is more likely to have the "standard womanly issues"...

I'll tell you now, my kid gets pregnant at age 12 and some little boy is going to become a unich!!

(sorry for getting off topic... back to you, Jack!)