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Tuesday 14 September 2021 4:05 pm  |  Updated:  Tuesday 02 November 2021 4:38 pm

Amazon hikes average starting wage to just over $18 per hour in the US

By: Michiel Willems

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Amazon has increased its average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers. Watch the full report.

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