$17 is quite a bit of money for a retail position. My first IT job, which required a 4-year degree and was salaried, worked out to be less than that factoring 40-hour weeks (which were the exception).

And given the fact that $25k is the number mentioned tells me that's the floor. $17 for 40 hours a week for 50 weeks a year is $34k. It's probably not unreasonable to assume that folks with seniority and/or in management positions are pushing $20/hr or more.