Costco Raising Hourly Pay for Most US Store Workers to More Than $30

The pay rises will begin in March of this year, according to an internal memo.
Costco Raising Hourly Pay for Most US Store Workers to More Than $30
A shopper pushes a shopping cart at a Costco store in Arlington, Va., on Nov. 27, 2024. Benoit Tessier/Reuters
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Retailer Costco Wholesale will increase pay for most of its hourly store workers in the United States to more than $30 in 2025, according to an internal memo CEO Ron Vachris sent to employees on Jan. 28.

The company will raise hourly pay for its top of the scale employees over the next three years, with pay rising by $1, to $31.90 for clerks and $30.20 for assistants in March of this year, according to the memo.