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In this case, thereâs good reason to think that Walmart needed to raise wages anyway: Labor markets are tight, and in a number of areas, the company is now contending with locally imposed minimum wages that are already forcing Walmart to raise wages to $11 an hour, or even higher.
Walmart Will Raise Its Minimum Wage To $10 An Hour. On Thursday, Walmart announced that it will raise all of its full-time and part-time employeesâ pay to at least $9 an hour starting in April. The lowest wage will rise to $10 an hour by February of next year. In a press release, it said it is also raising pay for the compensation range for each position, and all told says that about 500,000 employees will see a raise from the changes.