How much should I be paid

Question

How much should I ask for with this new job considering I have an associates in business, working on Bachelor in Business Management, Certificate of Compleation as a Nurses Assistant, Certified as a Medical Assistant. But only one year experience, no need for benefits so I would be saving the company money in turn I would want a little extra pay. How much would you ask for, or look for when job hunting considering all these things.

Answer 1

what is the positon you are applying for -- you will get more as the fry cook than the bus boy!!!

Answer 2

it depends if its hourly, then its a little less if it is daily, or weekly, then its a little more

Answer 3

Pay scales are based on the area you are in. What would be acceptable in one part of the country would be too low in another.

Answer 4

I'm going to answer your question a little differently.

Some employers demand low-wage low-skilled labour - they're going to locate their business in areas where low wages predominate.  Others are involved in areas of work that require high skills. These are in short supply, so they know they have to pay more to get the quality of staff they need.

One way to estimate how much you should be asking for is to find out from among your social network what people do and how much they are paid - that's not so easy to do as people often consider that sort of information very private. Another way is to research job advertisements in newspapers and trade journals that service your desired employment sector and see what salaries are being offered for the sorts of jobs you think you might be qualified to do.

Job search agencies can also be very helpful as they know what salaries are being paid and if they put you forward for a post, they will advise you what salary is offered or that you should be asking for.

Public organisations, like the National Health Service in England, have developed Job Evaluation Schemes which start by defining what level of education and training is required to do the job, and measure other criteria that define the essential character of the work that needs to be performed.  Each job is rated against the JE Scheme and is then matched to a salary band.  If you were able to assess your educational qualifications etc against a scheme of this kind, you would have an objective assessment of where you might be placed in terms of salary.  

Some commercial firms have similar schemes but are not obliged to use them in a rigid way - they can have more regard to local conditions and variations.

Interpreting your qualifications and experience, I would rate you not on the educational qualifications that you have yet to complete, but on the   nurses assistant and medical assistant experience, of which you have little.  Accordingly, I would think you could be paid, roughly $20,000 plus or minus $2,500, or £10,000GBP plus or minus £1250GBP.

I suggest that you sign on with a job search agency that specialises in medical placements and see what they say.

Finally, there's no substitute for qualifications, especially good ones, backed by good experience and references - if you have all these, you will be paid what your are worth.