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Amazon minimum pay

Amazon raises minimum pay to $20 an hour: $1.5bn plus a 20% grocery perk

Amazon has raised its minimum starting wage for full-time US operations employees to $20 an hour and paired the $1.5 billion raise with a 10-20% grocery discount from October 1 and a lifetime credit union membership. The move matches Costco and lands three weeks before Prime Big Deal Days.

September 16, 2026