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13 Companies Like Zappos and Target that Pay Over Minimum Wage<\/h2>\n
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Millions of working-class Americans have yearned for a living wage that pays higher than the bare minimum. While last year\u2019s talks to raise the federal minimum wage \u2014 from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour \u2014 reached an impasse, changes on the state and local levels are beginning to materialize.<\/p>\n

Last June,\u00a0Seattle lawmakers\u00a0agreed to increase their city\u2019s minimum wage to $15 an hour, and in Massachusetts, a plan to\u00a0raise the \u00a0state\u2019s minimum wage to $11 an hour would make it the highest in the nation. Los Angeles looks to follow suit; a 14-1 city council vote last month will\u00a0raise L.A.\u2019s hourly rate from $9 to $15 by 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From fast food to shopping, major retailers and businesses are taking note.\u00a0If you\u2019re looking for employment, a second source of income<\/a>, or just like to support brands who compensate their workers higher than average, these companies are some of the few that start their employees above federal minimum wage and minimum wages of the states they\u2019re headquartered in.<\/p>\n

1. Ben & Jerry\u2019s \u2014 $15.97\/hour<\/h2>\n

Vermont\u2019s minimum wage will jump to $10.50 by 2018, according to The New York Times, but the state\u2019s most famous ice cream maker, Ben & Jerry\u2019s, tops that number by paying its entry-level workers a generous $15.97. Liz Torres writes on Monster.com that co-founder Ben Cohen is a strong advocate for raising the minimum wage.\u00a0Other perks? \u201cThe benefits package includes three free pints of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbets every day,\u201d according to Michelle Coffey of the New York Post.<\/p>\n

2. Moo Cluck Moo \u2014 $15\/hour<\/h2>\n

Chick-fil-A, pay attention: Michigan-based fast food franchise Moo Cluck Moo pays its entry-level workers $15 per hour. When the increase began in October 2013, Moo Cluck Moo\u2019s base pay was $12 per hour, still higher than most competitors. With the pay hike, employees earn nearly double that of Michigan\u2019s state minimum wage ($8.15 as of this writing). The reason for the increase? \u201cIt just feels human to do it,\u201d noted co-owner Brian Parker in Upworthy.com.<\/p>\n

3. Zappos.com \u2014 $14.50\/hour<\/h2>\n

With its lightning-fast shipping and\u00a0flawless return policy<\/a>, it\u2019s no wonder Las Vegas-based Zappos pays its employees well. The online apparel company, according to Fortune, pays\u00a0its call center workers an average of $14.50 an hour, far above\u00a0Nevada\u2019s $8.25 minimum for jobs without health benefits.\u00a0Proof that better-paid workers are happier workers, Zappos is also a handful of companies on this list with\u00a0a low employee turnover<\/a> rate, according to Forbes.<\/p>\n

4. Trader Joe\u2019s \u2014 $13.29\/hour<\/h2>\n

The supermarket pays its employees an average $13.29 hourly wage according to Glassdoor, plus other benefits for part-timers usually reserved for full-time staffers. \u201cThe grocery store also provides free dental and vision care to all employees who work more than 15 hours per week,\u201d writes Byan\u00a0Cronan in the Christian Science Monitor. According to Mary Mazzoni of Triple Pundit, Trader Joe\u2019s employees also can\u00a0receive up to a $2 pay raise annually. Not bad when compared to a California state minimum wage tapped out at $9.<\/p>\n

5. Costco \u2014 $11.50\/hour<\/h2>\n

Employees of this Washington-headquarted wholesale warehouse megastore can aspire to great things and better pay. While the state minimum wage is $9.47, the starting salary at Costco is $11.50, according to Michelle Coffey of the New York Post, who cites a Bloomberg Businessweek story claiming that the average company employee earns $21 an hour. Costco ranked second in 2014 on Glassdoor.com\u2019s top 25 companies for compensation and benefits \u2014 the only company on this list to do so.<\/p>\n

6. Whole Foods \u2014 $11\/hour<\/h2>\n

Whole Foods has also seen its share of high rankings. Torres of Monster writes that the natural foods grocery chain\u00a0has been on Fortune\u2019s list of 100 best companies to work for every year since 1988 (the list\u2019s inaugural year), and for good reason, since new employees can look forward to a $11 rate per hour, a wage that most entry-level employees of other companies can hope to earn after a few years on the job. (In Texas, where the chain is based, minimum wage is $7.25.) Workers also receive a\u00a020 percent store discount, gym membership discounts, compressed workweeks, casual dress and stock<\/a> purchase plan, notes Torres.<\/p>\n

7. REI \u2014 $10.94\/hour<\/h2>\n

While employees of outdoor and sporting goods retailer REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) would be better suited to a rounded $11 per hour, at $10.94 and a host of other on-the-job perks, who\u2019s complaining? Nobody, it seems; according to Torres of Monster, a 2013 internal employee engagement survey<\/a> revealed that 81 percent of REI\u2019s workers felt fully engaged in their roles<\/a>, and 92 percent support the values which the Washington company stands for. Other benefits, according to Torres, include\u00a0tuition reimbursement, an incentive plan and employee discounts of 50 percent on REI-branded gear and apparel, and more.<\/p>\n

8. Ikea \u2014 $10.76\/hour<\/h2>\n

In January, Swedish furniture store Ikea raised its employee minimum wage to $10.76, a 17-percent jump that\u2019s attached to a cost-of-living calculator. The pay raise takes into account reimbursing employees for several common expenses, like taxes<\/a>, housing, food and transportation based on their individual store\u2019s location. \u201cThe company,\u201d writes Coffey, \u201calso said it will not be raising prices as a result of the wage hikes.\u201d<\/p>\n

9. In-N-Out Burger \u2014 $10.50\/hour<\/h2>\n

In-N-Out 1, McDonald\u2019s zero. At $10.50, the classic California burger stop\u2019s minimum wage is higher than most employees of fast food chains will find, and one endorsed by U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez. Quoted in Triple Pundit, Perez recently stated that In-N-Out\u2019s competitors should raise their wages:\u00a0\u201cI find it a remarkable notion that McDonald\u2019s can\u2019t afford to pay an increase in the minimum wage but In-N-Out Burger can,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n

10. Aldi \u2014 $10.50\/hour<\/h2>\n

German discount supermarket Aldi pays a higher-than-average minimum wage and places high value on its employees. Cashiers, according to Cronan of the Christian Science Monitor, are paid a minimum hourly salary of $10.50 \u2014 and, there\u2019s room for major growth if you\u2019re a college student. \u201cAldi\u00a0also announced recently that\u00a0it would begin hiring recent college graduates as district managers with an annual salary of $75,000 (plus a corporate credit card, company car, and paid gas for professional and personal use),\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n

11. Gap \u2014 $10\/hour<\/h2>\n

This month, Gap employees received their second $1-per-hour wage increase in two years, following the imperative of company co-founder Don Fisher to \u201cdo more than sell clothes,\u201d according to Torres of Monster. Since Fisher announced the rate hike last year to $10 an hour, San Francisco-based Gap has seen a huge spike in job applications<\/a>, writes Emily Cohn of The Huffington Post.<\/p>\n

12. Target \u2014 $9\/hour<\/h2>\n

For the last month, Target employees have enjoyed a much-campaigned-for pay raise to $9 per hour, following recent wage boosts by Walmart, T.J. Maxx and other competitors, according to Claudia Koerner of BuzzFeed News. Koerner writes that the company\u2019s financial officers initially balked, but a campaign by women\u2019s rights group UltraViolet changed their mind, after the group\u2019s petition garnered more than 25,000 signatures. Based in Minnesota, Target\u2019s rate hike beats out the $8 state minimum wage for large companies.<\/p>\n

13. Walmart \u2014 $9\/hour<\/h2>\n

Walmart announced in February that its minimum wage will go to $9 in April, far above the $7.50 minimum in Arkansas, where the retailer based. The impact is both huge (it\u2019s America\u2019s largest private employer) and small (only a few thousand of its more than a million workers at the time earned the $7.25 federal minimum). In a blog posting, CEO Doug McMillion also announced \u201c<\/span>comprehensive changes to our hiring, training, compensation, and scheduling programs, as well as to our store structure.\u201d The changes \u2014 which involve fixed scheduling and increased promotional opportunities \u2014 were widely heralded as being more worker-friendly. And by Feb. 1, 2016, Walmart\u2019s minimum hits $10.<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Lev Radin<\/a>\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on GOBankingRates.com: 13 Companies Like Zappos and Target that Pay Over Minimum Wage<\/a><\/p>\n

This article by Paul Sisolak first appeared on GoBankingRates.com and was distributed by the Personal Finance Syndication Network.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

13 Companies Like Zappos and Target that Pay Over Minimum Wage Millions of working-class Americans have yearned for a living wage that pays higher than the bare minimum. While last year\u2019s talks to raise the federal minimum wage \u2014 from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour \u2014 reached an impasse, changes on the state and local…<\/p>\n

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