Pharmacist Rich
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I am a recent grad and have about $150k in student loan debt (in state tuition, and minimal spending over 4 years). I plan to be a retail pharmacist and am from Texas.
I was told by an upper classman who works for Walmart that your pay rate will transfer with you if you stay within the walmart system. I have been told that Hawaii, Alaska, and Oregon are some of the highest pay rates in the country ranging from mid $60's to low $70s with Oregon currently showing sign on bonuses in multiple areas (Sign on bonus requires a 2-3 year contract).
My colleagues have been getting offers in the low $50's here in Texas out of school and typically in more rural areas as the popular jobs in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio are harder to land.
My plan is to try and land one of these jobs in Oregon with a sign on bonus. I will have a starting rate $15-$20 higher than I can get in Texas, a sign on bonus and if I find I dont like it there I can always wait for a position to open up in Texas in 2-3 years and move back with experience under my belt and a large increase in pay compared to where I would have been if I had started here.
I think I will be setting myself up well for the long term and with the extra money under my belt will be able to pay off my student loans much faster.
It seems like a strong plan and I have only lived in Texas so the idea of living somewhere new is also an exciting prospect to me.
Any thoughts from someone that works at Walmart or others that have done the same thing?
Thanks in Advance
I was told by an upper classman who works for Walmart that your pay rate will transfer with you if you stay within the walmart system. I have been told that Hawaii, Alaska, and Oregon are some of the highest pay rates in the country ranging from mid $60's to low $70s with Oregon currently showing sign on bonuses in multiple areas (Sign on bonus requires a 2-3 year contract).
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My colleagues have been getting offers in the low $50's here in Texas out of school and typically in more rural areas as the popular jobs in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio are harder to land.
My plan is to try and land one of these jobs in Oregon with a sign on bonus. I will have a starting rate $15-$20 higher than I can get in Texas, a sign on bonus and if I find I dont like it there I can always wait for a position to open up in Texas in 2-3 years and move back with experience under my belt and a large increase in pay compared to where I would have been if I had started here.
I think I will be setting myself up well for the long term and with the extra money under my belt will be able to pay off my student loans much faster.
It seems like a strong plan and I have only lived in Texas so the idea of living somewhere new is also an exciting prospect to me.
Any thoughts from someone that works at Walmart or others that have done the same thing?
Thanks in Advance