Retail giants… Here’s who actually pays $15 an hour.

Photo caption: Walmart is raising workers’ pay — but not to $15 per hour. Julio Cortez / AP Photos. Article by Kate Taylor. Business Insider – February 20, 2021.

Retail giants like Walmart, Amazon, and Kroger are firing shots over rivals’ minimum wages. Here’s who actually pays $15 an hour.

• Companies including Kroger and Amazon are taking shots at rivals like Walmart over employee pay.
• Walmart said this week that it will raise many workers’ wages, but does not pay a $15 minimum wage.
• Amazon, Costco, and Target all pay workers at least $15 per hour.

Massive retailers have stayed mostly quiet about looming minimum wage increases.

But they have more to say when it comes to taking shots at the competition.

When Walmart announced on Thursday it was raising some workers’ wages, rival grocery chain Kroger was quick to have a response.

“We welcome Walmart’s announcement to bring their average wage up to $15 an hour,” a company representative told Insider. “At Kroger, our average hourly wage has been $15 an hour since 2019.” […]

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