I'm in Ontario, Canada, and keep seeing Graphic Designer listings asking for post-secondary education plus years of experience, yet offering anywhere from minimum wage to $65K.

For context, Ontario’s Low-Income Workers Credit applies up to $66K (individuals) or $113K (families). The federal tax credit is for those with a gross salary of $75K and $91K or less.

Are employers and recruiters just this out of touch with the cost of living? Or are they full-blown psychopaths who couldn't care less?

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I don't know about Canada and whether people are out of touch with reality. But in the US, yes, it would be correct to assume that a lot of employers are full-blown psychopaths who couldn't care about the cost of living. The standard raises they give are in the low single digits and are usually below the rate of inflation, so essentially we're all going backwards. What a world.

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Either way, given the requirements and responsibilities of the job, they should know better than to think that kind of compensation is even remotely acceptable.

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