[MacDad]

Good day.

Just wondering.
When u see job ads,
it says minimum $** , maximum $**.
The ad i'm seeing for example, not sure if they gonna pay salary or hourly,
but ad says Min Salary $** , Max Salary $**.
And there's about $14000 difference between min and max.
If calculated hourly, it's about $6~7 dollars difference.

My question is ...
Does it mean depending on skill level/experience, they choose my wage between that range??
OR
Start with minimum and get to maximum eventually??
if so.
how long does it usually take from minimum to maximum?
I know it depends on the company policy but just wanna know what the usual is. After probation, after a year, something like that.

BTW, it's a trade job, and it's a city job.
Thanks in advance.