AA show barn in Florida, but this has been industry standard for the past 4-5 years in Fl, Ky, Northeast, IL etc.
In the North Bay Area barns are paying $18-$28 an hour if they are not providing housing. According to a recent equine lawyer chat, barn staff should be W-2 employees in CA because 1099 vs. W-2 status is decided on set hours or being able to set your own hours. Since barns have set hours for work, she says that even the part time weekend help needs to be on W-2s.
The barns that are getting away with paying less are offering housing included in an area where housing is expensive.
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In our area (Hampton Roads Virginia), you can’t get help for less than $20-$25 an hour.
Overnight horse sitting is about $100-$150 a day.
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