Whats your current pay hourly/salary and do you like your job? Also NJ in general? - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

CJDZ24_Z28 · 07-21-2007, 10:56 PM

Well I ask this because over the past 5 years i have run into and worked with alot of people from out of state also in state and they all complained how expensive NJ was. It kinda made me think about things,high insurance,property taxes etc. I'm also pretty sure the general cost of living is alot higher than other states and I'm sure some of you guys up around the NY/NJ border prob see some super high prices on things. I'm a Union Carpenter and currently make $36.76 a hr and i can't say i absolutely hate my job but the money is ok but i'd rather not work at all lol. How about you guys. I would really like to move to the Ft. Lauderdale area and drive around in a droptop Vette if i could have it my way!

Mike · 07-21-2007, 10:57 PM

my base this year is 41k.........as of the halfway point of the year im at 37k so yeah ill blow my base away

WayFast84 · 07-21-2007, 11:20 PM

I get zero, but last year I made 7.50 I liked my job, not the people i worked for..

How long have you been in the union? Its defiantly some thing I'm going to be interested in when I'm out of high school.

EchoMirage · 07-21-2007, 11:39 PM

I'll be at $43.08 come sept. union pipefitter. not the greatest job/conditions/people......but there are worse.

transamkid · 07-21-2007, 11:43 PM

i get 7 bucks an hour under the table parting out 2nd gens at a sandblasting place in clifton. it rocks, and i really love my job-all the parts i need and i learn about t/a's at the same time

edit: since i work outside, when its bad weather i work inside learning to use a spray gun and mixing paint. laying down primer usually.

CJDZ24_Z28 · 07-21-2007, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WayFast84

I get zero, but last year I made 7.50 I liked my job, not the people i worked for..

How long have you been in the union? Its defiantly some thing I'm going to be interested in when I'm out of high school.

yea, I can honestly say the Union is a good thing. You will learn tons of **** on every Job. Also you will learn stuff to make you cash on the side doing side work for people. I have been in 5 years. I came in with 0 experience and starting pay back then was 12.00. Now with no experience starting pay is 15.10 and raises every 6 months until you reach rate and finish apprentice school

CJDZ24_Z28 · 07-21-2007, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by EchoMirage

I'll be at $43.08 come sept. union pipefitter. not the greatest job/conditions/people......but there are worse.

Damn, I'm cool with a few pipefitters I see from job to job. Is that you guys Foreman rate? I know Carpenters in NJ are one of the lower paid trades at $36.76 and we just got this raise a few months back. Electrician rate has been the highest for quite awhile

Squirrel · 07-21-2007, 11:53 PM

at 15-17 as a bus boy i made 12-15$/hr...at 18-19 as a waiter made 15-25/hr...now working at the liquor store i make...nowhere close

stevethepirate · 07-22-2007, 01:32 AM

i make $100 a day doing roofing... some days when im actually doing the roofing (mainly flat roofs) they are LONG days. other days i just have to clean up the job site... and i can be done in a few hours, so it evens out.
i love my job. it gets me in shape, it teaches me a valuable trade, and the people are all 23-25 years old and fun guys.

one of my friends is a union welder... and he makes something like $42 an hour... which isnt bad at all when youre 19 years old and a fulltime student!

maroman88 · 07-22-2007, 01:44 AM

i make 9.45 at shoprite, been there 5 1/2 years....blow me

transamkid · 07-22-2007, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by maroman88

i make 9.45 at shoprite, been there 5 1/2 years....blow me

used to be at a shoprite also, 7.65 i wanna say an hour. for about 6 months, they promised me cashier but didnt do anything so i quit to part out f-bodies....lol

Ian · 07-22-2007, 01:55 AM

I make 14.30 an hour at my job. I'm a chrysler tech. I've only been there 2 1/2 years and I havent finished all the BS crysler courses so thats why its so low. I'd be making more per paycheck if I was flat rate...stupid hourly pay rate.

ryanfx · 07-22-2007, 02:41 AM

18 an hour @ the FAA

Rich189 · 07-22-2007, 03:56 AM

my base is 34k a year once i go through state police academy itll be 44k if i go through county itll be 41k

trashman01 · 07-22-2007, 06:59 AM

i make 11$ an hour as a garbage man but i live in ct, and CT is alot more expensive then jersey

deadtrend1 · 07-22-2007, 07:23 AM

Around $16.00 in shipping/receiving at my work. Would be lower if I didn't have a CDL. Least amount of work a week on average is 55-60 hours so basically 15-20 hours every week at time and a half is a good thing ....

12secondv6 · 07-22-2007, 08:02 AM

*puts pinky to corner of mouth*
1 miiiiiiiiillion dollars!!!!

Batman · 07-22-2007, 08:05 AM

Uncle Sam pays pretty well, I make about $75-85,000 a year depending on how much I fly, and as lons a I keep going bad places it is all tax free. Downside is that living in NY where I do I need to make about double that to live comfortably. Anyone who is complaining about prices in Jersey can come up here and pay $3.75 for a gallon of 93 octane. Also average property taxes here are abput $8-11,000 dollars a year, glad I have acondo

EchoMirage · 07-22-2007, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28

Damn, I'm cool with a few pipefitters I see from job to job. Is that your guys Foreman rate? I know Carpenters in NJ are one of the lower paid trades at $36.76 and we just got this raise a few months back. Electrician rate has been the highest for quite awhile

no, thats standard journeyman's rate. foreman is $46, GF is $49. most people never realize you dont have to be a yuppie sitting in an office to make good money.

bubba428 · 07-22-2007, 08:11 AM

I get around $11 to change tires

misterjuice · 07-22-2007, 09:07 AM

I make about 5 bucks a customer.........but then again I'm a gigolo.......women pay me to give them pleasure

Tsar · 07-22-2007, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by misterjuice

I make about 5 bucks a customer.........but then again I'm a gigolo.......women pay me to give them pleasure

switching to "dollar per pound" technique will lend you more money, my friend.

bubba428 · 07-22-2007, 10:04 AM

"Fat chicks need lovin to, but they gotta pay"

Ian · 07-22-2007, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Batman

Uncle Sam pays pretty well, I make about $75-85,000 a year depending on how much I fly, and as lons a I keep going bad places it is all tax free. Downside is that living in NY where I do I need to make about double that to live comfortably. Anyone who is complaining about prices in Jersey can come up here and pay $3.75 for a gallon of 93 octane. Also average property taxes here are abput $8-11,000 dollars a year, glad I have acondo

its about the same here in Somerset County. I think my parents pay around 12K a year for the acre we live on...SUCKS!!!!

ar0ck · 07-22-2007, 11:14 AM

Although my current job is seasonal with Scotts, my boss has managed to keep me longer then expected. I'm currently making $14 an hour working merchandising for Scott's/Miracle Grow @ 6 Home Depot locations in my area.

The money is great, the other guy I work with is awesome, my boss is great to us, and the hours are perfect. I just hope I can stay on through the rest of the year even if its part time.