Why does NBC News pay incredibly low wages? There are people with 5+ years of experience and many went to ivy leagues making $20 - $26 an hour as full time employees… What is going on?

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I would say it all comes down to competitiveness? There are so many news outlets out there and with so much funding, either private or public, that NBC can't really compete with.

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Thinking of staying at NBC for two years and probably try going to Business Insider. Their base salary for any role starts at $65k

Who works there? $20 - $26 an hour with 5+ years of experience and an Ivy League degree.Doesn't make sense...

Ooofff...layoffs. That's rough, especially during the holiday season.

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That's extremely low for a job with that many qualifications. Maybe the benefits are crazy good?

Benefits really aren’t that good. The only “good” benefit I get is 4 free Universal tickets every year

Having an Ivy League degree doesn't weigh much these days...you can still end up with a low hourly rate.

Do you have any tips on how I should go about asking for a pay increase during a yearly review? I am a recent grad and I know that probably hurts me. Is excelling at my job enough to warrant a bump in pay?

Why does nobody talk about this? You can barely make ends meet at $20/hour=fulltime in the US.

Especially because I also live in NYC. NBC requires everyone to come into the office 3x a week

I didn't go to an Ivy League college but damn, if $26 an hour is incredibly low, then I must be starving for a better salary. I don't know where you live, but in my small town, a lot of folks make up to $40k and they're happy.

I didnt go to an Ivy either. My colleague did, she makes $22 an hour. She is two years out of college with 5 years experience. I just graduated from college this year. I make $26; however, I’m in a higher role than she is. I don’t think it’s fair to her at all. I live in NYC since it’s required to go into the office

Doesn't NBC have a crap ton of side projects? Their funding must be divided amongst all of these industries, and probably NBC News is towards the bottom of the barrel.

As someone who worked there for 3 years, this is my recommendation: stay there for 2 years to get NBC on your resume. Push to work on as many cool projects as you can. And then get out. They are stingy about promotions there, especially if you are in digital. But NBC looks great on a resume and you can easily negotiate for a higher title when you leave. The biggest mistake you can make is staying there too long and feeling stuck. Feel free to DM me if you want to chat more.

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