Wages and Job titles

You make $18.19/hour with less than a full year of experience.

What would your company pay for these fields
-- 0 to 3 years--
-- 3 to 5 years--
--5 to 10 years--
--10 years +--


Will that pay be enough for your needs and wants?

Do you contribute to medical costs?
Does the company contribute to a 401K matching plan and do you contribute at the MAXIMUM percentage or amount?
Do you anticipate marriage and a family?
Home ownership?
New vehicle?
Vacation home, boat, camper, etc?
Saving for kids education, weddings?
Emergency funds?

Answer these questions honestly and you will have your decision.

I recently retired from a Big3 auto company as a union member. Good luck whatever choice you make.

I make $18.19/hour. My company gives 1.5% to 3% cost of living raises yearly. Generally it is 1.5%. You can only get 3% if all job requirements are Above Expectations. Also, my job position is a pay grade 5. Which means we cap out at $24.77/hour. once you make it to that point, you cant get yearly raises anymore. I don't know what there plan is in the future to continue the raises system, but i would eventually like to make more than what i will cap out at.

Do you contribute to medical costs?- Yes, but insurance isnt good.
Does the company contribute to a 401K matching plan and do you contribute at the MAXIMUM percentage or amount?- Yes, the company matches 3%.
Do you anticipate marriage and a family?- Already married and have 2 kids.
Home ownership?- Would like too, currently renting.
New vehicle?- Just bought a 2018 Jeep Renegade. Nice car. Payments are under $300/month Insurance included.
Vacation home, boat, camper, etc?- boats are nice. i would like to own a boat.
Saving for kids education, weddings?- This is gonna be the tricky one.
Emergency funds?- Also don't have much of an emergency fund. Always keep a small cushion of around 1 to 2 thousand in the bank. I'd like to have a safer cushion.

I make $18.19/hour. My company gives 1.5% to 3% cost of living raises yearly. Generally it is 1.5%. You can only get 3% if all job requirements are Above Expectations. Also, my job position is a pay grade 5. Which means we cap out at $24.77/hour. once you make it to that point, you cant get yearly raises anymore. I don't know what there plan is in the future to continue the raises system, but i would eventually like to make more than what i will cap out at.

Do you contribute to medical costs?- Yes, but insurance isnt good.
Does the company contribute to a 401K matching plan and do you contribute at the MAXIMUM percentage or amount?- Yes, the company matches 3%.
Do you anticipate marriage and a family?- Already married and have 2 kids.
Home ownership?- Would like too, currently renting.
New vehicle?- Just bought a 2018 Jeep Renegade. Nice car. Payments are under $300/month Insurance included.
Vacation home, boat, camper, etc?- boats are nice. i would like to own a boat.
Saving for kids education, weddings?- This is gonna be the tricky one.
Emergency funds?- Also don't have much of an emergency fund. Always keep a small cushion of around 1 to 2 thousand in the bank. I'd like to have a safer cushion.