Is that low? That is what my town paper carrier makes.
2007-10-22 04:12:38 · 6 answers · asked by krymarbet 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
It would be nice to know how much the paper is priced at as that determines the amount which can be paid out. If it's around 80 cents to a dollar, then the carrier is taking about 10 percent of the total price. I imagine he/she only has to deliver the papers and not collect the money for them. If so, then that is a fair wage.
2007-10-22 04:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I can only speak from experience. I had a paper route that I grew from 38 subscribers to 264. This was split into 3 routes when I quit. Anyway, at that time I was paid 8 cents per paper for 5 days a week, but ZERO for the Saturday delivery. This turned out to be just over 6 cents per delivery. At 14 years old I was bringing in $88.00 a week clear.
The kicker is that this was in 1974/75 and the paper subscription only cost 75 cents a WEEK!
2007-10-22 04:24:50 · answer #2 · answered by bikeworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it depends on how many papers the carrier can deliver and in what amount of time.
If it is an average of a paper thrown every 30 seconds for an hour then that comes to $9.60 an hour. That is a pretty respectable hourly rate.
2007-10-22 04:17:26 · answer #3 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think It sucks but that is just me. If he delivers 200 papers he only gets $16.00
2007-10-22 04:17:07 · answer #4 · answered by Floridagirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yer we get paid 15p per paper
2007-10-22 04:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by cabby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hope he gets tips...............
2007-10-22 04:20:36 · answer #6 · answered by richard t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋