Wage guide
Suggested starting HOURLY pay rates for MIT student workers(effective June 1, 2007) |
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Operational |
Administrative |
Technical |
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| Housing: | Messenger | $9.00 | General | $9.00 | |
| – Desk | $9.80 | Clerical | $9.15 | Lab aide | $9.30 |
| – Housekeeping | $10.30 | Typist | $9.70 | Technician | $10.00 |
| Library: | Staff assistant | $9.70 | Research aide | $10.00 | |
| – Student assistant | $9.70 | Project supervisor | $10.10 | ||
| UROP | $9.00 | ||||
Computer |
Miscellaneous | ||||
| Data entry | $9.60 | Bartender | $11.85 | ||
| Programming | $12.35 | Tutor | $9.70 | ||
| Data analysis | $11.30 | Lifeguard | $10.30 | ||
| Web design | $18.50 | Photographer | $11.30 | ||
| Drafting | $11.30 | ||||
Actual hourly rates for 2006-2007 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Job type |
Lowest |
Average |
Median |
Highest |
| Camp work | $8.50 | $11.50 | $11.00 | $15.00 |
| Carpentry and painting | $10.00 | $14.00 | $13.00 | $20.00 |
| Child care | $9.00 | $12.79 | $12.00 | $25.00 |
| Cleaning | $12.00 | $14.50 | $14.00 | $17.50 |
| Communications | $9.00 | $10.39 | $10.00 | $12.00 |
| Community service | $9.50 | $13.02 | $13.00 | $18.00 |
| Consulting | $11.00 | $22.55 | $18.25 | $50.00 |
| Data input | $9.00 | $11.82 | $12.00 | $17.50 |
| Driving | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Engineering/design | $10.00 | $15.67 | $15.00 | $20.00 |
| Food service | $12.00 | $13.38 | $12.00 | $17.50 |
| Hospital aide | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Human subject/test participant | $20.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $100.00 |
| Lab work (non-UROP) | $8.00 | $9.83 | $9.00 | $18.00 |
| Library | $8.75 | $9.62 | $9.00 | $15.00 |
| Manual labor | $8.75 | $12.53 | $12.75 | $17.00 |
| Marketing and sales | $8.00 | $20.78 | $12.50 | $20.00 |
| Miscellaneous | $8.00 | $20.78 | $12.50 | $150.00 |
| Moving | $17.50 | $22.63 | $20.00 | $33.00 |
| Office | $8.75 | $11.88 | $10.00 | $37.50 |
| Party help | $9.00 | $19.60 | $12.00 | $50.00 |
| Personal care | $10.80 | $12.90 | $12.90 | $15.00 |
| Postering | $10.00 | $12.77 | $13.30 | $15.00 |
| Programming | $5.00 | $22.13 | $20.00 | $50.00 |
| Reader | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Research | $9.00 | $14.50 | $11.50 | $50.00 |
| Swimming | $9.00 | $13.11 | $11.00 | $20.00 |
| Teaching and tutoring | $8.00 | $20.64 | $20.00 | $45.00 |
| Technical support | $9.00 | $15.80 | $14.50 | $40.00 |
| Temporary services | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Translating | $15.00 | $18.67 | $16.00 | $25.00 |
| Web design | $10.00 | $17.68 | $15.00 | $40.00 |
| Writing | $10.00 | $34.88 | $22.75 | $84.00 |
