how many citys have living wage
2006-08-02 14:14:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
It's up to the business owner to negotiate the lowest wage possible to maximize profits. The mitigating factors in keeping wages low is employee satisfaction, regional cost of living, and competition. California is the highest wage market in the US so you should be getting the highest wage your company offers.
2006-08-02 16:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confusing question. The living wage does vary from one location to another based on what it costs to "live" the standard of living. California is one of the highest in the world, but that is still a generalization. Santa Barbara is much higher than say Bakersfield.
You might be confusing the concept of a union's negotiation of a living wage which varies greatly depending on the union - with the statutory concept of a minimum wage which varies from state to state. Some cities such as San Francisco have a higher minimum wage than the state. California is $6.75 and San Francisco is over 8.00/hr, which is no where near your stated amount - which may be a union's determination of a living wage for it's workers.
See web site for details on minimum wage variations:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm
2006-08-02 22:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by jjttkbford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think what your boss meant is that in order for a person live comfortably in california, that person had to earn at least 28.50
That call standard of living in the State of California
2006-08-03 00:10:20 · answer #3 · answered by Hoa N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why payless for us in california?
You are paid less because your labor isn't worth $28.50 to the boss.
2006-08-03 01:33:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋