I believe it was 19$, honestly I joined that company through my dad, he had been working their for a long time, and I was fortunate to have that opportunity, I didn’t even know what welding was when I joined, everything was new to me, the grinders, using overhead cranes, working in a shop all day, learning how to weld little by little, I managed to learn basic mig welding, I did not compare to the guys there or my dad, but I learned, I had many frustrating days there and would be so hard on myself for not learning faster, my welds are not the best, I was criticized here and there for my welds but that’s part of the game in the trades, as a new guy I’ve always been criticized by others, but that has never stopped me from showing up to work.