{"id":7830,"date":"2024-09-20T11:38:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/20\/amazon-increases-average-pay-for-warehouse-workers-and-adds-free-prime-membership-perk\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T11:38:41","slug":"amazon-increases-average-pay-for-warehouse-workers-and-adds-free-prime-membership-perk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/20\/amazon-increases-average-pay-for-warehouse-workers-and-adds-free-prime-membership-perk\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon increases average pay for warehouse workers and adds free Prime membership perk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amazon announced Wednesday it is raising wages for its hourly warehouse workers and adding a new employee perk that will give them a Prime subscription at no extra cost.<\/p>\n

Beginning this month, Amazon\u2019s average starting pay for front-line employees in the U.S. will be bumped to an average of more than $22 an hour, up from roughly $20.50 an hour, the company said.<\/p>\n

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Amazon said it is also making its Prime subscription service a part of employees\u2019 benefit package beginning \u201cearly next year.\u201d The service, which costs $140 a year, gives members access to speedy shipping and video streaming, among other perks.<\/p>\n

Last week, Amazon also hiked wages for its contracted delivery drivers to roughly $22 an hour as part of a $2.1 billion investment this year into its third-party logistics program.<\/p>\n

The wage hikes come as Amazon is preparing to enter the peak holiday shopping season, a period when retailers typically see a flurry of online shopping. Amazon said Tuesday it plans to host a second Prime Day-like deal bonanza on Oct. 8-9, the third year it has held the discount event.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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