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Amazon is investing $2.1 billion to boost delivery drivers' pay. The investment will raise drivers' pay to nearly $22 per hour, a 7% increase on average from last year.
Amazon is bumping its average national pay for contracted delivery drivers to roughly $22 an hour, up from $20.50 an hour, the company said Thursday.. The wage increase is part of Amazon’s $2.1 ...
The pay increase brings the average driver wage up from $20.50 in 2022, with the minimum pay for Amazon drivers now ranging from $19.50 to $25.25 per hour, depending on location.
Amazon says it’s boosting pay for contracted drivers who deliver millions of packages to customers every day. Many of Amazon’s delivery service partners, or DSPs, already pay well above that.
Following protests due to low wages and poor work conditions, Amazon raised the minimum wage for all its employees to $15.00 per hour in October 2018. [177] The company subsequently became a major lobbyist for a $15.00 per hour minimum wage, which some observed as a way for the company to force competitors to increase their worker costs as well.
When other businesses shut down during COVID-19 pandemic safety measures, the welfare and salary of workers ensuring the delivery of goods, including Amazon's labor, received renewed attention. [6] Amazon workers, amid increased demand, advocated for pay increases and safety measures through work stoppage including walkouts and not appearing ...
UPS is worth about 20 times less than Amazon, but the drivers who do the same work as me are paid significantly higher wages on average. Many of their facilities have carwashes and mechanics on site.
Unionized UPS workers have accepted a new five-year contract that the company’s CEO claims will see delivery drivers earn an average of $170,000 in annual pay and benefits by the end of the five ...