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In this case, thereâs good reason to think that Walmart needed to raise wages anyway: Labor markets are tight, and in a number of areas, the company is now contending with locally imposed minimum wages that are already forcing Walmart to raise wages to $11 an hour, or even higher.
they claim to pay $12.78/hr but even Walmart admits that average only applies to full-timers, who make up just 50% to 60% of their workforce (and I think even that is questionable). All the evidence I've seen points to a typical wage below $9/hour, just as this writer suggests.hey claim to pay $12.78/hr but even Walmart admits that average only applies to full-timers, who make up just 50% to 60% of their workforce (and I think even that is questionable). All the evidence I've seen points to a typical wage below $9/hour, just as this writer suggests.