I have not "worked" for a company for years, having left a mega - international company as a full time SQF Auditor years ago and have for the past 22 years worked for myself with a partner in our small business.
As an employee I did about $125,000 a year in salary and that was with a company that had their division in the North East, $70,000 seems low to me with $90,000 more of an entry level for manager - I don't know of anywhere in the northeast that is not "expensive to live" even though prices on homes are now coming down in places like New Jersey, actually surprised the other day looking at houses in North Jersey that were cheaper than in North Carolina - its like it has flipped.
Anyway, without a really nice benefits package I'd be going for at least $100,000 -- however I would not suggest joining a big company right now, a number of them (that are more on the processed food side) are in process of close-down and a number of them are being temporarily nationalized until suitable buyers are found due to the shut-down and close out of the US Corporation and changeover to what our country was run under - the Republic.
While a "small" company may not be able to match a robust benefits package, I have seen a good share of them offer very attractive pay packages because they know the possibility of ascending in the company is substantially limited as compared to a big company - pretty much what you come in as, is where you will be forever or at least a very long time unless the company sells out, etc.
I know for our small company as we transition into a food company with a chain of stores next year most of the positions we will have available are all in the 90-110 range but with a relo package that will include zero rental payments (outside of NO federal taxes) for a house on an island where the cost of living and cost of buying a house or renting a house is very high.
Edited by SQFconsultant, 29 August 2024 - 09:20 PM.
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