Amazon eyes 125K more hires, $18+ per hour average salary

Amazon is looking to offer an average starting wage of more than $18 per hour to fill some transportation and fulfillment roles, with some of the positions receiving up to $22.50 hourly

Amazon wants to hire 125,000 delivery and warehouse workers and said Tuesday that it is paying new hires an average of $18 an hour in a tight job market as more people shop online. Competition for hourly workers has become fierce, and many companies are offering higher pay, sign-on bonuses and other incentives. Last week, package delivery company UPS promised to handout job offers in 30 minutes after candidates apply for many of the 100,000 holiday workers it plans to hire. Amazon has been doing more to lure workers, too. Last week it said it will start to pay full college tuition for hourly workers starting next year. Amazon’s starting pay is still $15 per hour, but with labor markets growing so tight in regions of the country, the company also said Tuesday that in addition to increasing hourly wages for some workers, it would begin offering a sign-on bonuses of $3,000 in some places.