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The Wall Street Journal reports that Walmart is increasing compensation for its superstore managers with increased bonuses and stock grants, bringing total compensation for its highest-paid managers to more than $400,000 annually. It is said that it will be done.
walmart superstore manager Management positions are a lucrative career path for employees who haven’t gone to college, as they don’t need to hold a college degree and can climb the career ladder from entry-level positions at retail giants. .
Walmart store managers earn a base salary of about $128,000, and the company just increased annual stock grants to up to $20,000 a year, and managers can also earn up to 200% annual bonuses if they meet certain goals. . wall street journal.
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Walmart has increased bonuses and stock grants for store managers, making it more likely that managers at its largest supercenters can earn more than $400,000 a year. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Bonuses have traditionally been capped at 150%, and managers at small stores tend to earn less than managers at Walmart supercenters.
Walmart US CEO John Furner said the company increased compensation because the company’s workforce has grown and the job has become more difficult, the newspaper reported. e-commerce orders The store meets this requirement, and the stock grant makes it easier for them to “think and act like an owner because they are the owners.”
He added that Walmart has stabilized its retail store manager turnover year-over-year, and that the company is “keeping managers in their stores a little longer.”
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Walmart recently raised hourly wages for its employees and eliminated college degree requirements for some white-collar jobs at its headquarters. (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The changes come after Walmart made a series of other adjustments to its compensation structure. workforce requirements last year.
The company announced an investment in Frontline. hourly associate and upcoming annual raises,” which will increase average hourly wages from $17.50 to more than $18. This was done in an effort to increase employee retention.
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Walmart announced in September that it would eliminate college degree requirements for some white-collar positions at its corporate headquarters. bentonville, arkansas.
The company also announced lower starting salaries for personal shoppers and stockers, but the change did not affect current employees.
FOX Business’ Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
