With Minimum Wage on the Rise, These Are Some of the Highest Paid Retail Jobs

The movement toward a higher minimum wage is on the rise — and some of the country’s biggest retailers are coming out on top with the highest-paid retail jobs. At the start of the year, annual cost-of-living adjustments and other scheduled gains led wages to jump by pennies to a dollar for workers across 20 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont and Washington. Later in the year, another four states — Connecticut, Nevada, Oregon, and Virginia — plus Washington, D.C., will see an increase in their baseline pay. Some retailers have hiked pay and benefits in an attempt to attract and workers — perhaps as well as incentivize them to return to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Others, however, raised wages as part of previously announced plans. The pandemic has brought about huge labor shortages plaguing the United States. Many companies aim to combat this issue by raising their starting pay. Here, a list of some of the highest-paid retail jobs. Hobby Lobby As of Jan. 1, 2022, the crafts chain store will up its pay to $18.50 an hour for full-time workers. Amazon The online giant’s minimum wage for

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