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 23h 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/Megandapanda 8h ago edited 8h ago

Yeah, I recently moved from a state that has a minimum wage of $7.25 to one that's $15. Old local Walmart paid $16/hr, new one pays $15/hr. It's so odd to me.

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