hourly pay for lead man

[dmk395]

How much do u all pay for your best worker (ie. foreman)?

[smburgess]

alot.

[cos]

Make sure you keep everything seperate. Management and hourly employees. Poop rools down hill.

[Mowingman]

I just hired a fulltime "leadman" to start June 1. I am paying him 10.00/hr and giving him 100.00/month to pay toward a healthcare policy of his choice. This man has worked weekends for me for 3 years, so I know his capabilities well.:D

[kris]

around 15hr plus drug, dental, eye , health insurance...thats 15 canadian. not sure if this post will tell you much because differant parts of the country are so differant????

[David Gretzmier]

crew leaders should get at least $10-12/hr plus some sort of performance bonus. they will keep better track of whick lawns you under bid. and let you know about it. Dave g

[plymouthvaliant73]

LOL :laugh:

Sometimes I forget that the economy is not as good in other parts of the country.

Around here nursing home aides get that plus $4 an hour shift differential for nights and weekends.

High school kids get $8 - $10 for bagging groceries.

I am seeing ads in the help wanted for tree workers at $15 - $20 to start and today for lead men at $17 - $25 to start.

[Toroguy]

Local ads for employment pay $13.00 and up for lead or foreman of lawn crews.

[grassyfras]

i can make an easy $50 an hour and not 18 yet but thats only 3 days a week at 6 hours a week about

[dmk395]

Plymouth Valiant, I am from the Boston area also, please tell me where I can find a job for $25 an hour as a lead man on a lawn mowing crew. For 25 an hour I will sell my business, and work for someone else.

[joshua]

i geuss its scary if i think that companies hire people off the street and give them everything we use day-to-day and pay them $10 a hour and up with no expierence. and they train them to do this in less than a week. well thats what they do in my area, and it shows, a great deal, i see more new guys every week, and yet after i see them for a week or 2 i don't see them anymore, wonder why:confused:, i geuss i got off the topic but i had to get this off my chest.

not to think i'm the best on here because i know i'm nowhere close, i would have to say if i were to sell my company and work for someone else, i would have to get around $30 a hour if not higher. but i'm used to that now, and noone woukld pay me that so i geuss i won't be selling anytime soon.

[steveair]

Hello,

I do not do maintenance, but have a lot of contractors that I do designs for, and they are starting to get in a real bind for labor.

To start, most spanish background labor, starts at $10 an hour. That is for your basic 'hump', weedwack, weed, mulch, etc. These guys speek little, no english, and have no D.L.

As for a foreman, most guys are looking for a min. of 15 hr. That includes the skills to lead a crew, some common sense, and of course a D.L. In all liklihood, most guys are in the range of 17 hr now. Also, the guys are demanding hours these days. If you aren't giving them 20+ hours of OT a week, then they start to look else where real quick.

Here in NJ, I have to admit that wages are outrageous, but then again, so is our cost of living. Personally, I can't even make a living on less than 17-20 hr. I don't now how guys make it on less. In order to maintain the life that I feel a 27 yr old should live, I need to be in the 30hr range. Bills are just out of control.

For instance, average rate for a 1 bedroom apartment in my area is 800 a month. That is average, and that may be a real 'crap box' plus you may still have to pay utilities (another 100+ a month) Add in a car payment, car insurance, food bills, misc. expensives, and of course gas, you have to make 15hr just to live.

I'm always keeping my eyes open for oppurtunities, but have to admit that no one seems to be keeping with the times in my area. The cost of living is just way to high. Unless you are living with 10 other guys to split the cost of living and own absolutely nothing but the cloths you go to work(which is what these spanish guys making 8 hr do), theres just no way.

For you guys getting a good foreman for 10 hr, I say hold on to him. That is the deal of a lifetime to me.

steveair

[Avery]

All of our crew leaders are on salary and are making in the 30's.

[toroboy]

I WOULD START THE LEADER OUT WITH $10 AN HOUR AND IF HE IS DOING HIS JOB WELL RAISE HIM TO $25.

[grassyfras]

thats insane i would wuit my job for 25 an hour will you hire me toroboy please!!!!!!!!!??????????????????:blob3: :blob3: :blob3: :eek:

[thelawnguy]

In the northeast (my part anyways) $15/hr in this business gets you entry level worker requiring constant supervision, unless you happen to get real lucky. 25/hr isnt out of line. I know nursery managers making 6 figures. I guess it depends on your cost of living. Like others said, when avg 2 bedroom rent is a grand a month sans utilities 25/hr dont go far.

[dmk395]

If you pay your top guy 25 an hour send me some plane tickets. Thats more than most professionals with college degrees make. To pay someone that much an hour to cut grass or spread mulch, man your businesses must make millions.

[lawnboykb]

22.66 an hour and full benifit with about a 3% raise each year.