While a pain, both time-wise and financially, de-beaking could be your only option for this problem. It's easiest to de-beak birds when they are chicks because their beaks are softer. So, if your chickens pecking each other is a serious problem in your coop, take the necessary measures to stop it and solve the problem.
The starting salary is the amount of money your employer will compensate you during your first days, weeks or months of employment. There is no law regarding how soon after you begin employment that your employer must give you a raise.
It depends on what setting, whether you work with contract agencies or for an organization. Starting salaries in NY range from 48-60k. If you work contract, like providing early intervention in the homes to children aged birth-3 years you can make 65-70K per half hour. Salaries with contract agencies are higher because they usually do not provide insurance.