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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.
That increase will affect 500,000 of its 1.3 million U.S. workers. Walmart is raising starting wages for more than 100,000 U.S. department managers and workers in its deli and other specialized departments.The first wave of raises that took effect in April raised Walmart's average full-time hourly wage to $13 per hour, up from $12.85.almart is raising starting wages for more than 100,000 U.S. department managers and workers in its deli and other specialized departments. The first wave of raises that took effect in April raised Walmart's average full-time hourly wage to $13 per hour, up from $12.85.