I have been working at a company as a part-time administrative assistant for a year and two months now. When my coworkers and I started working there, we were making $7.50 and hour for the same exact position. Since I have been there the longest, I am now making $8.25; my coworkers are making $7.75. In the time I have been there, approximately five people (all who shared my same position) have quit. I guess because my employer wants to entice prospective employees to stay, he is now advertising an opening for an administrative assistant as having a salary level of $9-10 and hour. He is not seeking someone with more experience and they will not have more responsibilities than my coworkers and I--I know this because I have seen the job posting online.
In other words, when he hires someone new, that person will be making considerably more money than myself and my coworkers who have been there for quite a long time. And they will be doing the same exact thing that we are. I wanted to know if this is something I should pursue with my employer. Is it legal or even ethical for him to do this?
In other words, when he hires someone new, that person will be making considerably more money than myself and my coworkers who have been there for quite a long time. And they will be doing the same exact thing that we are. I wanted to know if this is something I should pursue with my employer. Is it legal or even ethical for him to do this?

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