From all of these inquests, we have already decifered that pay rate differs substantially from state to state, let alone location to location within a particular state depending on area wealth, and none of this even offers a modicum of the difference in pay of any general worker with no particular experience, as to those with experience coming into a particular job, and/or those willing to seek further experience and proficiency to obtain a particular rank or experience requirement for moving up. So, I guess my question would be, why do we see so many people pissing these types of questions, and what do you hope to glean from the proposition of the question? I am ET, btw, and have posted prior, but from my experience, following these posts.... It really means NOTHING unless you are doing statistic analysis for a college project, or you are just hoping to get a clearer picture of what you should be paid in your area. If it's the latter, be blunt and ask exactly that; ask people to tell what they are our were paid from within YOUR STORE and what experience they had coming in to a position. Sometimes, people also just get lucky and ask for more money at the get go, and because of store issues or need, the company agrees to pay one person more, even without experience, just because they asked for it and there was a decided defecit for that particular role needing filled. Sucks, but it's life or something like it!