$15-20K/year FT position

Was browsing jobs and saw this listing offering $15-20K/year for a full time position. Yes, it's a small, "growing," paper, but from what I can tell is just outside of Indianapolis.

JournalismJobs.com - Job Listing - Reporter / Paginator

I started in the business about 15 years ago and this is about 35% less than what I was making at a paper much more out in the boonies. Not sure what the circulation is at this paper but, man, just seeing that low number was shocking!

 

Do they pay for dog walking?

 

There's another $15,000-$20,000 full-time job in Colorado currently being skewered on the Jobs board.

 

I made a little less than that in my first newspaper job. Of course, that was in 1983.

 

How the hell does anyone live off $1,250-$1,667 a month?

 

Seriously, would $15,000 per year even be minimum wage? I just typed in $7.50 for 40 hours per week over 52 weeks and it was $15,600.

 

The pay's not great, but it's better for your complexion than dunking fries.

 

You can't be a person with a college degree and think this is a good option. You just can't.

 

Not to reveal my exact salary, but I'm in the $25k to $30k range. Single, no kids, not a ton of debt, and the margin is razor thin on a month to month basis even for me. Unless you have zero debt, I have no clue how people make it work making $5,000 to $15,000 LESS than me.

 

Go on food stamps.

 

For what it's worth, I'm guessing the $15-20K range is a product of JJobs' system of dividing jobs into ranges at $5,000 increments. Probably when they came online, you had jobs in the $15K range (I was offered one in 2001), but I'd think by now it's mostly jobs in the high teens to 20K. Which is still godawful for a college degree-bearing position in 2015. Either they're looking for local kids who'll live at home or perhaps retired types looking for something to while away the time and make a little money on the side.