This is what I heard from someone that started there recently: 14.00/hr to start with raises at six months, a year and annual thereafter.
I have addressed this before, but when you're newly certificated, I wouldn't pass up any job opportunities just based on "reputation" alone. Was the management at Mesa the best I have ever seen? Heck no! Still....while I am glad to now be at a major, the experience I got at Mesa did help me reach that goal. And even if you decide you don't like it there, finding a job with another regional (Skywest, Republic, etc.) is markedly easier with even limited 121 dispatch experience vs. no experience.
If you can stand the summers and the sprawl, PHX is a nice place to live - and with jumpseat benefits, non-rev benefits on US/UA, and a Southwest hub there - it's pretty easy to non-rev in and out of there.