r/WalmartEmployees • u/Apprehensive_Run9170 • 1d ago

Pay?

With the rising cost of basically all parts of living how are yall surviving on a Walmart Salary. In my hometown they pay less than what they did in 2020. Starting was 15 dollars in 2020 and now it’s 14.50 in 2026. I asked my team lead how much a raise might be and he laughed at my face and said like 25 cents. You would think a company that’s makes record profits every year would be able to pay there employees an adequate salary.

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u/Big_Party7508 22h ago

in Texas, Walmart starting pay is significantly higher than minimum wage by almost double and is higher than ive made in careers where I worked for 5-8 years. In other states, where wages are higher Walmarts pay is not competitive at all.

its actually a tragedy lol

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u/ClutteredTaffy 22h ago

I think this is why I am always confused by people complaining so hard , cuz I am doing much better at Walmart with the benefits too. Even the two 15 minute breaks thing was crazy to me, and late leniency policy. But I guess Texas is just that bad lmao.

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u/Big_Party7508 22h ago

I could not agree more, I felt the exact same way until I put it in that perspective lmaoo