- From September, minimum starting pay will increase to between £13.50 and £14.50 per hour, depending on location, for all full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal roles
- This increase equates to annual starting pay of between £28,080 and £30,160, depending on location, for full-time frontline employees across the country
- Amazon’s minimum starting pay is increasing by at least 9.8% this year, and by 35% since 2022
Amazon has today announced the minimum starting pay for frontline operations employees will rise to between £13.50 and £14.50 p/h, depending on location. For those with 36 months service, the increase will be to between £13.75 and £14.75p/h.
Today’s increase of at least 9.8% will be effective from September 29 and will benefit tens of thousands of frontline operations employees across the UK.
Amazon has invested £550m in increased pay for operations employees across the UK since 2022, representing a 35% increase in the hourly rate in just two years.
Additionally, from day one, all employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, subsidized meals and an employee discount. Together, these benefits are worth more than £700 annually, and employees can take advantage of our company pension plan.
Amazon also offers employees an innovative program called Career Choice that provides funding for skills development through nationally recognized courses of up to £8,000 over four years. More than 19,000 employees have participated in Career Choice since its launch in the UK in 2014.
Amazon UK Country Manager John Boumphrey said: “Our frontline employees across the UK Operations network are a huge part of the success of our business and we appreciate everything they do to deliver for our customers. That’s why we’re proud to announce that we’re increasing our minimum starting pay for all frontline employees to the equivalent of more than £28,000 a year, and we continue to offer industry-leading benefits from Day One, as well as outstanding opportunities for our employees to start and grow a great career.”
“These are just some of the reasons people want to work at Amazon, whether it’s their first job, a seasonal role or an opportunity for them to advance their career.”
People interested in applying for roles at Amazon should visit www.amazonjobs.co.uk
