Amazon's Wage Boost Could Pressure Other Employers to Raise Pay -- Market Talk
Dow Jones2026/09/16 14:341034 ET - Amazon boosted its minimum starting wage to $20 an hour for its full-time core operations employees in the U.S., workers who handle tasks like sorting, packing and transporting orders. The increase could put pressure on other employers to invest in raises for their low-wage workers. Walmart, another retail and grocery giant that similarly employs a swath of hourly workers in the U.S., pays its team associates a rate that starts at $14 an hour, and its average U.S. hourly frontline associate makes more than $18.50 an hour, according to the company's website.([email protected])
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