I recently was on Indeed and came across an entry level, management trainee position in my area at 84 Lumber.
This would be a position that is bachelor's preferred and requiring 2 – 4 years of related experience. The starting pay was listed as 40k per year.
I found this interesting because when I graduated with my bachelor's in 1997, I took an entry level management position in the same area with Roadway Express for 35k to start.
So I found an online inflation calculator and decided to see what the equivalent of 35k in 1997 would be in today's dollars. The answer? $61,869. And when add to the fact that both the benefits and time off are even worse, plus the cost of college being what it is, that is a joke of a starting salary.
The minimum wage in my state, which is MA, is going up to $15 at the end of the year. Someone would be better off skipping college and doing that than racking up loads of college debt for 40k a year.
But the companies and their media stooges will continue to claim everyone is lazy and doesn't want to work. The math just doesn't add up.