Amazon Raises U.S. Minimum Wage to $20, Invests $1.5 Billion in Worker Pay
Sourced from 5 publications
- •Amazon's minimum starting wage for U.S. full-time core operations employees rises to $20 per hour, a $1 increase costing over $1.5 billion.
- •The new pay rate matches Costco's minimum and includes a Whole Foods shopping discount for employees.
- •Amazon obtained warrants to buy up to $340 million of Generac stock as part of a data center power supply agreement.
- •Generac's share price surged more than 40% following disclosure of the Amazon warrant deal, according to CNBC.
Sources
A Deal Hunter’s Guide to Amazon Prime Big Deal Days (2026)
Wired
Amazon increases minimum starting hourly wage for full-time core operations empl...
Abcnews
Amazon obtains right to buy stock in Generac, boosting power company's share pri...
Cnbc
Amazon gives its workers a raise of $1 per hour
TechCrunch
Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods discount
The Guardian
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