I had a couple odd jobs as a kid, one was helping an aunt w/ her catering, so she paid me some cash but can't remember what. My first paycheck job was in HS at a farm market down the street from the school, where a friend also worked. That was $4 something/hr;. I then worked at a carwash closer to my house, and that was up to IIRC $5.25/hr. From there I got a job at a company doing CAD work and it paid $9/hr. This was my first 40 hour job w/ benefits.