i don't have a degree and i make 22-ish (whatever 45k salary translates to hourly)
A degree is just a piece of paper. It's your skills that get you a job.
Although, having one is def. a plus for scoring an initial interview.
Federal
$5.15
Alabama
None
Alaska
$7.15
Arizona
None
Arkansas
$5.15
California
$6.75
Colorado
$5.15
Connecticut
$6.90
(will rise to $7.10 on 1/1/04)
Delaware
$6.15
District of Columbia
$6.15
Florida
None
Georgia
$5.15
Hawaii
$6.25
Idaho
$5.15
Illinois
$5.15
(will rise to $7.05 on 1/1/04. Beginning 1/1/04, wage rate will be indexed to inflation—adjustment will occur every Jan. 1)
Indiana
$5.15
Iowa
$5.15
Kansas
$2.65
Kentucky
$5.15
Louisiana
None
Maine
$6.25
Maryland
$5.15
Massachusetts
$6.75
Michigan
$5.15
Minnesota
$5.15
Mississippi
None
Missouri
$5.15
Montana
$5.15
Nebraska
$5.15
Nevada
$5.15
New Hampshire
$5.15
New Jersey
$5.15
New Mexico
$5.15
New York
$5.15
North Carolina
$5.15
North Dakota
$5.15
Ohio
$4.25
Oklahoma
$5.15
Oregon
$6.90
(will rise to $7.05 on 1/1/04. Beginning 1/1/04, wage rate will be indexed to inflation—adjustment will occur every Jan. 1)
Pennsylvania
$5.15
Rhode Island
$6.15
(will rise to $6.75 on 1/1/04)
South Carolina
None
South Dakota
$5.15
Tennessee
None
Texas
$5.15
Utah
$5.15
Vermont
$6.25
Virginia
$5.15
Washington
$7.01
(will rise to $7.16 on 1/1/04. Rate is indexed to inflation—adjusted every Jan. 1)
West Virginia
$5.15
Wisconsin
$5.15
Wyoming
$5.15
So, washington is the place to be if you're a high school kid working a shit mcdonalds-like job
and wow, ohio and kansas fucking suck. no wonder theres no freakin jobs there