Answer:
The upside down V symbol is known as a wedge. It represents a conjunction which is informally the "and". In other words,
Note how we can replace p with "the taxes are high" and replace q with "the job pays well" to arrive at the overall compound statement "The taxes are high and the job pays well".
Some logic textbooks will use an ampersand symbol & to be used in place of a wedge. It will depend on the notation that they, or your teacher, has set up.