east coast industry work vs. west coast

[Entropy]

In NYC, I made $21/hr as a line cook at a hotel in a union kitchen. That was really high, most NYC private restaurants give you $12/hr average if you're legal and lucky. Here in Cali, the same level job would pay about $16-18/hr in a hotel. Given that the cost of living is slightly lower in Cali, it makes sense. Still very depressing, however....

[siserilla]

I'm from Florida and when I first started working at a restaurant with little experience I got hired on at 9.00 and eventually made it to 10.50.

I'm starting at the Ritz-Carlton down in Sarasota, FL as a extern and I'll be making 11.79. A friend of mine is working at Daniel in New York City also as an extern and they're working his butt off. He's working 100 hours a week and only making min. wage. which is 6.50 I believe.

[shroomgirl]

There's a line out the door to work at Daniel.....just being able to say you've worked there is worth gold. Shoot, your buddy doesn't need an apt if he's working 100 hour weeks. Personally I'm wondering what the calaber of the last twenty hours of his week are like......

[Salliem]

Hi,

I am in Florida and make $16 an hour as a prep cook.

[Westernmachefs]

up here in Massachusetts, west of Boston interns and entry level are about 9-10 p/h and a good skilled set of hands can get as much as $15 after that you get a title and salary so you can work as many as as you want for the agreed upon figure


Chef Chris