I work at a luxury menswear store in NYC making $22/hr. I do IT support, Shopify maintenance, SEO (CTR +45%, add-to-cart +53%, session duration +32%, clicks +65% in 3 months), Python scripts for inventory automation, and cybersecurity risk oversight (prevented vendor API key exposure). I feel my boss mostly sees me as the college student who fixes tech stuff, but my work spans technical support, store maintenance, SEO, automation, and even risk mitigation. What’s a fair hourly wage for this mix?

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I agree with the comment above. You are VERY underpaid. You should be making a lot more than that. I would do research on what similar roles pay in your area and then ask for a raise.

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It's impossible to gauge the quality of your work. I am sure you have searched for other jobs but you are stuck there, that tells me that you probably are getting what you deserve.

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While I see what you mean in terms of gauging the quality of my work, I'm more so asking if my skills are really worth the $22/hr (clearly others disagree). I havent looked for other jobs as much during the school year but as I near the end of my 3rd year ive been trying to see my career past a retail store.

Definitely more tbh

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It sounds to me that you should be making at least double what you're paid. I can understand if your boss figures in the fact that you're still in school, into determining your pay; however, that is still way too low!!

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