Amazon raises minimum pay to $20/hour for U.S. operations staff
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Amazon raises minimum starting pay for full-time core operations employees to $20/hour, with average pay reaching nearly $24/hour, and launches grocery discount and access to new lifetime banking bene
September 16, 2026 9:15 AM EDTAmazon invests more than $1.5 billion in higher pay for U.S. core operations employees, alongside new benefits designed to help teammates money go further.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it is raising pay across the board for U.S. core operations employees, alongside new benefits. Minimum starting pay for U.S. full-time core operations rolesmany of which require no prior experienceis increasing to $20/hour, with average pay reaching nearly $24/hour. Average total compensation exceeds $32/hour when you include the value of Amazons industry-leading benefits package.... More
