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Amazon bumps average warehouse pay and adds free Prime membership perk


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Amazon announced Wednesday it’s raising hourly wages for its warehouse workers, and adding a new employee perk that will give them a Prime subscription at no extra cost.

Starting this month, Amazon’s average starting pay for front-line employees in the U.S. will be bumped to an average of more than $22 an hour, up from roughly $20.50 an hour, the company said.

Amazon said it’s also making its Prime subscription service a part of employees’ benefit package beginning “early next year.” The service, which costs $140 a year, gives members access to speedy shipping and video streaming, among other perks.

Last week, Amazon also hiked wages for its contracted delivery drivers to roughly $22 an hour as part of a $2.1 billion investment this year into its third-party logistics program.

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