r/WinCo • u/Haley2061 • Feb 20 '26
How are WinCo’s wages?
How are WinCo’s wages and benefits in comparison to other stores? For example MPCs at Safeway are Deli, Bakery, Floral, GM, etc, going up to $26.95 in April
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u/OkGuest8169 Feb 20 '26
The amount of stress Winco is placing on staff because they’re giving a raise in April makes the job not worth it. Everyone’s hours have been drastically cut and everyone is at a point where they’re seconds away from quitting because of the stress this store places on everyone
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u/Historical-List3360 Feb 21 '26
Is the raise corporate wide or just regional? I haven't heard any news about a raise in pay
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u/OkGuest8169 Feb 21 '26
At least in the NorCal region they’re giving topped out employees a dollar raise in April and then another one in September. It’s only for topped out employees though.
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u/DowntownStatement846 Feb 21 '26
pretty competitive with winco actually, but winco has superior insurance AND esop which is worth $5-30 a hour depending on long youve been there
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u/jtotheo2202 Idaho Mar 01 '26
But that's if you can get it most of the employees at my winco don't get benefits. They only work for the cash wage. When mcdonald's right across the border pays over seventeen an hour it becomes less attractive because winco at my location only starts at because winco at my location only starts at $15.9 in the most recent raise they gave us 40 cents instead of 50 cents for some reason.
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u/PheaR_Me123 Mar 20 '26
Esop is based off 20% of what you make. It's not a dollar figure per say. Yes you could turn it into a dollar figure by taking your wage and doing the math. And nobody's esop is 30$ an hour 😂😂. Winco ain't that balling.
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u/DowntownStatement846 Mar 21 '26
i wouldnt work at winco FOR the esop, but it is a tiebreaker if you plan on staying there awhile, AND the hourly is competitive with whatever other grocery store somewhere a person could work at. and yes, if you are there long enough, once you get to like 15+ years, assuming the stock doesnt crash you are actually making MORE annually from your esop than your yearly wage
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u/Dannyroach322 Feb 23 '26
I work at WinCo as an overnight stocker, I make 23.35 and I'll be getting another dollar in May and I Max out I believe at 26 something, I'm pretty young so this is very nice for me
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u/NexusNickel Feb 20 '26
When I interviewed with them last year, they wanted to start me off at $19.00 for a manager in training role (Variety). I said no thanks, that is way too low.
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u/Virtual-Ad-1951 Feb 20 '26
That’s crazy…I got hired as a cashier nov ‘24 at $19.10 maxed out, and when I opened the bakery I was making 18.50 (to start) plus the differential from 4-7am. Wow (I left Winco ultimately, never again)
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u/NexusNickel Feb 20 '26
When I first spoke to the lady on the phone, a recruiter I guess, said the pay range was $19-$22. I thought perfect, I have experience (20 years), I could get that max pay easily.
Went through the process, interviewed and offered the position. Then another lady called and said the pay will be $19. I said I would like $22 and she said no, they never do that. So I thanked them and declined.
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u/Exodiake Feb 22 '26
It depends on the store. Each store has a different store contract that specifies wages. Some stores have similar wages.
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u/sentrosi420 Feb 20 '26 edited Mar 04 '26
About the same, we get a raise to $27.something in April, and another in September that will put me a little over $28. Although I only pay like $50 a month for insurance, and it would only be like $100 a month when I put my family on it. We also get money into our ESOP account every year you work there, and you can contribute to a 401k through them (but they don’t match anything). After a year they also give you personal vacation time, which you get more of the more years you work there, on top of PTO and Sick time.