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Amazon increases starting hourly wage for full-time operations employees by $1 to $20

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Amazon is increasing the starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time operations employees by $1, bringing the base pay to $20 per hour. This adjustment raises the average hourly wage to nearly $24, with total compensation including benefits estimated at more than $32 an hour.

NEW YORK (AP) — Online behemoth Amazon said it’s increasing the starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time operations employees like warehouse workers by $1 to $20. With the increase, the average wage will be nearly $24 an hour, with average total compensation of more than $32 an hour including the value of its benefits...

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