How much for starting pressure washing position?

What do you pay per hour to start as a pressure washer for your company?

  • $6.00 per hour

    Votes: 2 1.8%

  • $7.00 per hour

    Votes: 1 0.9%

  • $8.00 per hour

    Votes: 23 20.2%

  • $9.00 per hour

    Votes: 11 9.6%

  • $10.00 per hour

    Votes: 51 44.7%

  • $11.00 per hour

    Votes: 3 2.6%

  • $12.00 per hour

    Votes: 7 6.1%

  • More than posted above

    Votes: 16 14.0%

  • Salary

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    114
Russ S said:
we start a novice guy at 10.00 but 15 to 20 for a goooood employee is top pay so far
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Same here. My two top guys make Just under $16.00, its great money for this area. I start two new guys Monday, we will see how they do. $10.00 hr

The newspaper help wanted ad I got over 200 calls and still getting 5-20 calls a day up to today. Its on the net too. About 98% I wouldnt call back, just because they dont know how to make a proper phone call.
 
rayf268 said:
IT seems very objective the amount you pay being your not going to make the same money living in new york city area or L.A. cal that you would pay in the midwest here in indiana the minum wage I think is $5.25 at a fairly untrained position with 5yrs $15 hr is good money. I agree if you have your biz on the line you better have someone who gives a damn and paid enough to know better. I wouldn't start anyone out that isn't in my line of sight at all times at less then $10 here. I belive I would also have a bonus % to help keep the quility up and hours down. all this coming from a guy who hasen't even started his Biz. yet so take it for what its worth
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here in NY workers want 160.00 a day!:eek:
 
I am now starting at $12 and if they show no promise in the first two weeks, they are gone.

Real simple.
1. SHow up on time
2. Show that you can think things through.
3. Show that you are willing to work ( a deal buster is if when I am training, and I am working, you better be doing something.)
4. Not be a jerk. Gotta work with the rest of the crew.

Curious thing. My average employee age is 41 right now, not counting me.
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Just a bunch of old guys busting a hump.
 
Scott, When I see your old trailer is that your son? He looks pretty young.

My oldest is 49 and hes a sales person. My oldest tech will be a mananger in feb, that means he will not be on a wand if hes good. (44)

i look for younger guys about the same rules as Scott. I no longer try to groom people into this job. They either get it quick or move on.


My wage was higher than Scotts six month ago. My recent ad thats scary got me 60 calls in two days.

That means contruction is Slow.
 
If it is the one I am thinking of, that is my 18 year old that is away at school. Only thinking of himself and wanting to get educated. I don't know where I went wrong.
 
I pay out 20-22 percent. I always divide it equally among my helpers. It usually frustrates the older guys but it also makes the newbies work a little harder.
 
We pay everything percentage based as well. Keeps guys hustling and there's more motivation to work over and weekends. My lead guy last year pushed 60 to 70 hour weeks routinely and made a grand or more nearly every week. He's my operations manager this year but he still prefers to be on piecework.
 
My guys wind up doing real good hourly, over 25 dollars an hour of actual work.
I pay WELL because I spent a lot of time training my men.
I do not work for nothing, nor do I expect my men to.
Happy workers = happy customers :)
 
Scott Stone said:
I am now starting at $12 and if they show no promise in the first two weeks, they are gone.

Real simple.
1. SHow up on time
2. Show that you can think things through.
3. Show that you are willing to work ( a deal buster is if when I am training, and I am working, you better be doing something.)
4. Not be a jerk. Gotta work with the rest of the crew.

Curious thing. My average employee age is 41 right now, not counting me.
62
42
40
40
20
Just a bunch of old guys busting a hump.
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Similar to what I do. They get paid $8 an hour for the first week, and then they either get bumped up to $10 and stay on, or I let them go. If they aren't worth $10 an hour, they aren't good enough. Our top two guys right now get $14, and will get a raise July1. I also have a bonus plan that is graded over five different catagories on each job, and full bonus equals 2% of the total job cost. Right now laborers aren't offered a bonus.....the only bonus they can get is if the managers offer one out of their own $$. They've taken laborers out to a nice dinner before for hitting certain goals, etc.

I'm getting ready to add in a "Petty Cash Bonus Incentive" on the jobs. Managers will be authorized to give out bonuses of $1-$3 several times a day. For instance, "Pedro, you should finish masking the windows within two hours. If you get that done, and I don't have to correct anything, you'll get a $2 cash bonus." Do that successfully a few times a day and a laborer can add $5-$8 cash to his pocket, which is significant. I'll probably start that July1, so I'll see how it works.
 
We need to update this. A lot has changed in the past few years.
 
....So what are your updates, Scott? My pay looks pretty similar to the one you initially posted.

Is anyone paying over $16 for a field worker? If so, are you legit in paying (all taxes, WC, OT, etc).

Only change I've made recently is adjusting drive time away from an hourly rate to now paying out a 9-12cents per mile on window time. We travel out of town for all jobs, and I just mapquest the miles from our shop to the job, and that is what they get paid.
 
I start people at $12 and the top guy makes $17. People here seem to think $12/hr is nothing. When a customer puts a tip into the check I split it up evenly between whoever worked the job. This can be a nice bonus for them.
 
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