Amazon is raising wages for its warehouse workers and delivery drivers – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Amazon is raising wages for its warehouse workers and delivery drivers.

Average starting pay is going up from $18 per hour to “more than” $19 per hour starting next month. The company is raising pay ahead of another union election; warehouse workers in Albany recently filed to unionize, and the union vote will be held in October.

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