I supervise a privately owned centre in Ontario, Canada, and although ECE wages here are, I feel, pathetically low, I was shocked at some of the responses & how little some people are paid.
I start my assistants at $9-$10 an hour - depending on experience.
My ECE's start between $10-$12, also depending on experience.
There are yearly wage increases based on performance.
After 3 months of employment they get a benefit package with 80% coverage, 2 weeks paid holiday a year, and 5 paid & 5 unpaid sick days a year.
I make $37,000 a year. I have been in the field for 5 years, with this company for 4 1/2 years, and in the position of Supervisor for only 4 months. I went to college for 2 years to obtain a diploma in ECE.
I think it is disgraceful how little some people in this feild are paid considering how important our job is.
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