Fayetteville, Ark. – According to the statement, the wage increase takes effect Sept. 25.
The officials announced the pay hike in a memo to employees, noting that this third wage increase in the past year has brought the retail behemoth’s average hourly U.S. wage to $16.40, the news outlet reported.
Walmart is the nation’s largest private employer, with 1.6 million U.S. employees.
Walmart also offered special bonuses and, in some cases, temporary pay raises to many warehouse employees in early August in order to get a jump on holiday logistics.
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