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pok

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 3:18 pm

Out of curiosity what do u think is normal for a girl that works in a small office who has alot of responsability and works there for about year and half ?what is a normal salary? I would mention she really gives it her all and treats the business as if its her own ! (No degree)

naturalmom5

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 3:32 pm

What city??

pok

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 3:33 pm

New york , brooklyn area

nywife

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 3:43 pm

I would say around $14-$17

pok

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 4:21 pm

Would u say that 800 is overpaying or normal amount? Not by hour paying by week

pesek zman

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 4:23 pm

pok wrote:

Would u say that 800 is overpaying or normal amount? Not by hour paying by week

Before or after taxes?

How many hours do you work?

pok

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 4:26 pm

Hours are 9 to 5 mon thru thur ans fri 9 to 1 and its befor taxes

mha3484

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 4:28 pm

That's $38000 a year. That's not bad at all for no degree.

pok

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 4:41 pm

I have a secratery who is asking me for that amount I want to knw if thats the goin rate or can I say that's too much? But I want to b fair

oliveoil

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 4:55 pm

sounds like way too much!

ra_mom

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 5:17 pm

It really depends how much experience she has, how much responsibility she has, and what she accomplishes for the company.

I know girls straight out of high school making $14 an hour and some accomplished woman who a few years later are making $22 an hour like this girl is requesting after building themselves up and showing their worth to the company.

Last edited by ra_mom on Thu, Aug 06 2015, 5:21 pm; edited 1 time in total

MagentaYenta

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 5:18 pm

pok wrote:

I have a secratery who is asking me for that amount I want to knw if thats the goin rate or can I say that's too much? But I want to b fair

What kind of skills does she have? Is she expected to produce data from spreadsheets and formulate illustrations for that data? Does she have accounting skills that she is expected to use daily? Does her job include explaining complex rules/laws/ policies? Is she expected to work with little or no supervision and be responsive to changing timelines?

seeker

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 5:46 pm

800 a week for those hours is like $22/hour. So that's above average market rate but if you think she provides exceptional value (lots of responsibility, etc) then she is worth more than average. How much more than average depends. When you say lots of responsibility, what does that include - does that include jobs/tasks that are not usually included in secretarial work? Because I think when people talk about the going rate for secretaries they mean the people who answer the phones and do light filing and such, sending faxes for you, things like that. If you have her acting as more of an office manager then that deserves more.

pok

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 6:28 pm

She does reg secratary work but is someone I can really count on

MagentaYenta

Thu, Aug 06 2015, 6:30 pm

pok wrote:

She does reg secratary work but is someone I can really count on

What does that include? Secretarial 'work' is very different depending on the business or industry, whether it is public or private sector.

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