I tend to always use Piggly Wiggly as a punching bag for the heartland. The truth is.....they are the guts of middle-America. When Grandma cranks up the Chevy....it's typically to run over to Piggly Wiggly. When Thanksgiving comes around.....most everyone in your community buys the Turkey at Piggly Wiggly. When your birthday comes up.....the cake and everything else....comes from Piggly Wiggly.
As much as I'd hate to admit it....but our economics revolve around companies....such as Piggly Wiggly. With sixteen states, and six hundred stores.....it is an economic factor that you just don't think about.
So I did some research, and here is the average salary structure:
A cashier makes on average....$18k a year, with a general maximum of $30k (you had to work your entire life and be head cashier, to be at that level).
The assistant manager makes on average.....$28k a year, with a general maximum of $42k (again, you'd have to work your entire life there, to be at that level).
The deli kid? Well....he's typically pulling in $14k a year, and if the kid has been there his entire life.....maybe up around $24k.
The bagger? The guy starting out is pulling in $11k and tips. By the end of his vast career.....he might actually be hitting near $26k (figure another $7k a year in tips, if he's a decent bagger).
Finally, the manager. Starting out at $25k a year.....it's the long-run that you dream about. You could be hitting near $43k at your peak.
Data? It comes from Career Bliss and their research.
Health care insurance? Well....they do offer it. It's generally in the range of what you'd expect with most companies like this. Dirt-cheap? No. So a young guy might look at this and just decline buying because he'd like to put that $190 a month toward a car or some educational loan, or a huge bill sitting there.
