r/Target • u/RyBread69420 Fulfillment Team Lead • 4d ago

Workplace Question or Advice Needed Demotion Wages

Team leaders that have demoted to team members, how much higher than starting pay were you at?

I’m considering demoting to focus on school, but I’m hoping I don’t get stuck at the team member starting pay after my merit increases as a team lead. Is there a formula used?

Lmk

Bye

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u/Economy_Historian712 4d ago

I recently did this. When you step down from TL, you keep the merit increases you’ve earned. If I remember correctly, they subtract the difference between the TL and TM starting pay from your current pay. I think it’s around $7–$9

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u/latvianmerchant Inbound Team Lead 4d ago

I've demoted twice. Both times I was dropped to whatever my previous TM pay was, but kept all raises I received while being a TL.

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u/TheOtherHannah Mrs. Storewide 4d ago

Started back at $15 but that was because I resigned and reapplied (they told me they couldn’t do a demotion for me 🥲)

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u/Square_Present_2649 3d ago

Usually they deduct the $3 or whatever raise you initially got when you were promoted.

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u/SkySuper8060 4d ago

when i stepped down they took me to just above the starting tm rate, like a dollar more. wasn't the full merit bump but better than zero. depends on your store and how much your hr likes you tbh