you aren't going to be middle class making $15.45/ hour. With that said, that is a fantastic starter job...According to Indeed, the average hourly pay for a Starbucks barista in the United States is $15.45
Why not? Starbucks charges a lot for their coffee and people buy it.
As of September 2024, the average hourly pay for a middle class job in the United States is $23.08. However, the majority of middle class wages range from $20.91 to $25.72
Pay them $21 hr.
$218 more a week.
That's 72 coffees.