Companies like Amazon, Best Buy have increased minimum wages to $15 or $16 per hour.
Two forces have triggered the rise of retail’s minimum wage: strong pandemic profits and anticipation of impending regulatory changes.
They are even calling out competitors, such as Walmart, for paying as low as $11 in some places, despite having an average minimum wage of $15 per hour. This pressure to standardize wages could help to lift them across the U.S.
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