running store pay in san diego area

keep dreaming

yeah, maybe 50K is a little high. I don't think that $15/hr for an associate and $45K/yr. for a manager would be unrealistic in southern cal though just because it's so expensive to live out there.

Anyway, anyone who knows, I'd love to hear some numbers.

If by "associate" you mean one of the sales crew, you're looking at $8.00/hr. There are so many college runners in SoCal looking to work in running stores, the shops don't have to pay squat!

wow, that's less than the pay in areas where the cost of living is literally half what it is in socal.

anyone else?

I worked part time at a Fleet Feet in Laguna Niguel CA. I was payed $10.00 ph and only working 15-20 hours a week. I'm sure the people who worked more/were mangers made more.

Scott Whites the owner and a good guy to work with. He would often comp. race entries, hook employees up with free shoes and gear, and was good about getting us days off if we needed them.

Here's a link to his store. You could give him a call and see if he's looking for help.

http://www.fleetfeetlagunaniguel.com/

yeah, i've heard that is supposed to be an awesome store. I guess I'm just surpised that pay isn't better out there when rent is so much more.

Anyone have any information on manager pay out there?

It seems that $15/hr. would be an absolute minimum amount to make just to live out there. I'm thinking that I won't be able to find an apartment for anything less than $750/month or so and that might not even be realistic or else it would be in a shit hole.

The pay in San Diego has nothing to do with the cost of housing. SoCal is a different ballgame.

What's your experience? Your should expect $9-10/hr to start.

two years running specialty experience, 1 year experience as a major company sports company rep., 4 year college degree in marketing, and I'm a runner myself.

Working running specialty as a sales associate (30+ hours per week) I make $12 per hour plus between $0 and $4 per hour in bonuses depending on the month (average about $2/hour in bonuses). This is two years in. Starting I made $10/hour and same in bonuses. Plus free/very discounted shoes and apparell and other gear, comped entries, flexible time off (I work 2-3 Saturdays a month, if I need one off for an important race, I can get it).

go west wrote:

I'm hoping that as a regular associate I could make in the $15/hr. range and as a manager I could make in the 50K range. Is this realistic?

That kind of pay is only realistic if you're really hot and you give the boss and customers 'happy endings' in the stockroom. Or you could go with the $8/hr you'll likely get paid during store hours and supplement it with some nights walking up & down El Cajon Blvd.

so the answer is that if I'm not from there and have connections/live with my mommy, I have no realistic way to just live out there and train while working at a running store.

If you have a degree then get a govt job, soak in the 40-45k per year, work your 40 hrs per week and no more and train.

Bill Rodgers did it and he trained in the dead of winter in Boston. You can do it in the runner friendly weather of San Diego.

Unless you are some super running talent, you are not going to make too much money from running. Thus why not get a head start and get a "real job" while training on the side and staying competitive?

anyone who works in a running store is a tool

Move to Oregon.

I have a very similar background and have wondered about management in a different area than where I currently am (HOT HUMID south). I still haven't seen any numbers on that. anyone?

marijuologist wrote:

anyone who works in a running store is a tool

So says "marijuologist". ha ha ha! Heyyy, duuuude, you been having any more legal problems?

Be resourceful and flexible and you'll be fine. Speaking as a former San Diegan: I will tell you that people there are accustomed to making very little in low-level jobs. Paradoxically that's one of the attractions of the area--that you can go to Ralphs (supermarket), say, and see perfectly normal, well-spoken, good-looking people working the checkout line. It's not uncommon to have two jobs (one 'real' job and one part-time for fun and friends), or to live with your parents, or partly support yourself on some other source of income. So there's no need for businesses to pay more than token wages for most jobs. In LA on the other hand...plenty more work, but the disgust quotient is equally high.

I was a manager for one of the speciality stores in san diego county. I made 14/hr plus 1.5% of monthly gross. Came out to about 45 a year.

With your resume, I would be knocking on the doors of some of the major shoe brands. About the same pay if you're good and a lot more room to move up.