<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=36ct50_0viqzIEj00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=36ct50_0viqzIEj00" width="760" height="400" ><figcaption>Photo: Carmen - stock.adobe.com</figcaption></figure><p>Amazon is increasing the average total compensation package for fulfillment and transportation workers in the U.S. to more than $29 per hour.</p><p>The increase is $3,000 a year on average for full-time workers working a 40-hour week, according to a blog written by Udit Madan, VP, Amazon Worldwide Operations.</p><p>"In 2018, we led the industry in increasing our starting wage to $15/ hour — more than double the federal minimum wage. We've continued to increase it each year since then, and today we announced that hourly members of our front-line team will be getting at least an additional $1.50/ hour starting this month, which will bring their average base wage to more than $22/ hour and average total compensation to more than $29/hour when you include the value of their elected benefits (things like health care from the first day on the job)," he wrote.</p><p>Amazon has more than 800,000 people in the roles across the U.S., and the pay boost equals a total investment of more than $2.2 billion.</p></div></body>

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Amazon boosts hourly pay for U.S. fulfillment, transportation workers

Amazon is increasing the average total compensation package for fulfillment and transportation workers in the U.S. to more than $29 per hour. The increase is $3,000 a year on average for full-time workers working a 40-hour week, according to a blog written by Udit Madan, VP, Amazon Worldwide Operations. \"In...

Amazon is increasing the average total compensation package for fulfillment and transportation workers in the U.S. to more than $29 per hour. The increase is $3,000 a year on average for full-time workers working a 40-hour week, according to a blog written by Udit Madan, VP, Amazon Worldwide Operations. "In...