Home Depot Invests $1 Billion in Wage Increases as Sales Drop

Home Depot Invests $1 Billion in Wage Increases as Sales Drop
A Home Depot store in Niles, Ill., on Feb. 19, 2022. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo
Efthymis Oraiopoulos
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Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday it will spend $1 billion more in annualized compensation for its frontline hourly workers in the United States and Canada.

The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month. Starting pay will be at least $15 per hour.

Efthymis Oraiopoulos
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