How much is chick fil a minimum wage

Chick Fil A pays 15-year-olds an average of $10.34 per hour if they have a work permit. At most Chick Fil A locations, the minimum hiring age is 16 years old. Some locations may hire a 15-year-old if they have a valid work permit.

At most Chick Fil A locations, a 15-year-old employee will have the position of a cashier or fast food worker. In most cases, the pay for these positions ranges from $8 to $14 per hour.

Keep in mind that this is based on the minimum wage requirements for the state in which the restaurant is located. In some states where the cost of living is higher, it is possible to have a higher starting wage.

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The owner of a Chick-fil-A location in Sacramento, California, calls it a "living wage." In Eric Mason's view, that would be $17 or $18 an hour, which is what he vows he'll be paying his workers, starting Monday, June 4. The rate represents a sizable increase for employees now making $12 to $13 an hour. 

"As the owner, I'm looking at it big-picture and long-term," Mason told a local news station. "What that does for the business is provide consistency, someone that has relationships with our guests, and it's going to be building a long-term culture."

The idea, Mason said, is to hire workers -- he prefers "hospitality professionals" -- who will stick around, a worthwhile goal for a brand known for its customer service that's in an industry that had a 73 percent turnover rate in 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

"What we are going to be looking for is people trying to raise families," Mason said. "Maybe they can work just one job."

The median hourly pay for fast-food employees in the U.S. is $8.26, according to PayScale, with many making ends meet by working multiple jobs or even relying on public assistance. 

Mason's new gold standard at his Chick-fil-A store comes in a state where the minimum wage is currently $11 for businesses with more than 25 workers -- and will increase a buck a year until it hits $15 by 2022.

As union-led protests that came to be known as the "Fight for $15" were sweeping the nation in 2015, McDonald's said it would set starting pay for 90,000 workers at company-owned stores at one dollar above the minimum wage. Yet the fast-food giant didn't keep pace with local wages, and recently said it never intended the increase to be "a policy thereafter." 

There are more than 2,200 Chick-fil-A restaurants across the U.S., most of them owned by franchisees. A Chik-fil-A spokesman noted that Mason's $17 to $18 an hour wage floor was his call, not the company's. 

"Chick-fil-A restaurants are individually owned and operated, so wage decisions are made at the local level," the spokesman said, adding that "many of our owner/operators began their careers as hourly team members."

A sign from a Chick-fil-A restaurant in California advertising a $16.50 an hour starting wage has sparked confusion online.

An Instagram post with the image from Sept. 22 has gained over 187,350 likes ( here ).

The sign reads, “$16.50 Starting Wage Rate […] Our benefits[:] Flexible Schedule, Closed on Sunday, Free Food Every Shift, 20% Family Discount, Scholarship Opportunities, Leadership/Growth Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement up to $2,000/year.”

Some users appear to believe this wage is a company-wide policy across all of the U.S. fried chicken chain’s restaurants. Comments include, “I’ve always said Chick-Fil-A should run the country,” and, “The $15 minimum wage Bernie Sanders fought for is right there, and even better at $16.50! Not a single Republican fought for that. You’re welcome!”

Some users questioned the message, with one saying, “Bro chick fil a starts at minimum wage or $8/h so I’m not sure where y’all got that sign [laughing emoji].”

Other users suggested the image was digitally altered, with comments like, “Sorry this is photoshopped...” and “Bruh this sign is obviously edited why did you post this.”

A 2019 Snopes article traces the picture to a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Pleasanton, California ( here ). A flyer with almost identical copy was posted by the restaurant’s Facebook page in July 2019 ( here ).

Another Chick-fil-A restaurant in Sacramento, California offered a similarly high wage, $17, as seen in posts from 2018 and 2019 ( here , here ). News outlets like CNN ( here ) and CBS News ( here ) reported the story at the time.

This starting wage, however, is not a company-wide-policy.

A Chick-fil-A spokesperson told Reuters that employee salaries vary between restaurants, as they are franchises and individually operated by different franchisees.

As of Sept. 29, PayScale, an online salary database, reported an Average Hourly Rate for Chick-fil-A Inc Employees of $11.40 USD ( here )

VERDICT

Missing context. By 2019, at least two Chick-fil-A restaurants in California offered a starting hourly wage, depending on position and availability, of $16.50 and $17. Chick-fil-A establishments are individually operated by franchise owners and wages vary among locations.

This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Read more about our fact-checking work here  . 

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