{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","contentId":"00000177-8d84-d1c3-a377-eff414ee0001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/impact/economy/15-minimum-wage","name":"Raise the Wage","description":"In 2018, Amazon raised its starting wage for all U.S. workers to at least $15 an hour. We’ve seen the positive impact this has had on our employees, their families, and their communities. Since then, we’ve been lobbying Congress to increase the federal minimum wage—which has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.","primaryImageOfPage":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/5ce8a81/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1000+0+167/resize/1200x600!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F9a%2Ff1%2F3dc1526a455d9bc30559e9c591be%2F026-w1a2136-copy-no-logo.jpg","width":"1200","height":"0"},"text":"Learn more from recent economic research:\n\n- [The National Employment Law Project](https://www.nelp.org/publication/u-s-needs-15-minimum-wage/): The gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would narrow racial and gender pay gaps.\n\n- [The Economic Policy Institute](https://www.epi.org/publication/raising-the-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-by-2024-would-lift-pay-for-nearly-40-million-workers/): Increasing the minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would lift wages for 40 million workers.\n\n- [The American Economic Association](https://www.aeaweb.org/issues/623): Multiple papers showcase the positive impact of a higher minimum wage.\n\n- [UC Berkeley and Brandeis University, Study](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3793677): Amazon’s 2018 wage increase also upped pay for non-Amazon employees.\n\n![Nick Curry stands next to other Amazon employees at the office.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/e2ec4bf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1280+0+80/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fba%2F92%2Fcb0560404b7ab626c2acdf1d20ef%2Famazon-mra-program.png)\n\n- [Diversity and inclusion are good for business—and more fundamentally—simply right](https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/diversity-inclusion)\n\n![A family of a mom hugs her two boys while smiling for a photo outside of their home. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/5906c6c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+252/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fb9%2F6f%2F688d6b564b63878ecba6014e0064%2Fshutterstock-288308636.jpg)\n\n- [All people should have access to housing they can afford](https://www.aboutamazon.com/impact/community/housing-equity)\n\n![An Amazon package leans against the front door of a house. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cc0c950/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+1/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F38%2Fd9%2F2768d0fb48819f26ef3f37440e8c%2Fshutterstock-372185875.jpg)\n\n- [Counterfeiters should receive stronger penalties under federal law](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-establishes-new-counterfeit-crimes-unit)\n","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}