Amazon's $20 Minimum Starting Pay Takes Effect
AmazonSCHEDULED81% CONFIDENCEThe AP reports "The pay increase is effective starting Sept. 27, the retailer said"; Amazon's own post announces the raise on September 16 without an effective date.[1]
A $1-an-hour raise lifts minimum starting pay for Amazon's U.S. full-time core operations employees to $20, with average pay nearly $24 an hour, part of a more than $1.5 billion investment in higher pay. A 10% employee grocery discount and a lifetime banking benefit come with it.
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