Walmart Increases Pay Wage For Select Employees After Earnings Drop, Predicts Sale Growth 02/18/21 AT 12:44 PM Around 425,000 Walmart workers across the U.S. will be receiving a raise above $15 an hour starting next month. On Thursday, the company announced its plans to give its employees working in digital and stocking groups the pay increase, USA Today reports. Employees holding those select positions will see an increase in starting pay from $13 to $19 an hour, depending on their store locations. Walmart employs around 1.5 million people in over 5,000 stores in the U.S. Doug McMillon, the CEO of Walmart, said that the company has increased the starting wage for its employees by more than 50% since 2015.