Even part-time hostesses and those at the low end of the pay scale earn at least $20 an hour, almost twice the rate of most temp positions.

甚至报酬等级最低的兼职陪酒女郎也可以赚到一小时20美元，差不多是多数临时职位的两倍。

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At question time on 14 July 2010, Mr Leech said civil servants at the low end of the pay scale had spent years worrying about their jobs and were now facing uncertainty about their future.

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Overall, women employees earned on average only 83% as much as men did, because women tended to hold positions at the low end of the pay scale, while men were disproportionately represented at the upper end.

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