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Amazon to raise average hourly pay by $1 to $19

The boost in pay could help the company attract more employees in a tight labor market as the holiday season approaches.

An Amazon worker delivers boxes in Los Angeles in 2020. Amazon said on Sept. 28, 2022, that it is raising its average starting pay for frontline workers from $18 to $19 a hour.
An Amazon worker delivers boxes in Los Angeles in 2020. Amazon said on Sept. 28, 2022, that it is raising its average starting pay for frontline workers from $18 to $19 a hour.Read moreDamian Dovarganes / AP
    by Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press
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