Walmart Announces Hefty Bonus Payouts in Connecticut

MANCHESTER, CT — More than 915,000 Walmart U.S. hourly associates across the country — including more than 8,000 in Connecticut — have received shares of more than $200 million in cash bonuses based on their stores’ second-quarter performances.

The announcement was made through PR Newswire on Friday.

The bonuses are included in the Sept. 6 paycheck, according to the announcement. The bonuses are part of an overall incentive plan designed to reward associates whose stores "achieve sales and customer service goals," according to the announcement.

That translated into associates in Connecticut getting nearly $1.4 million in Q2 bonuses, according to the announcement. The quarter was highlighted by Walmart's U.S. stores recording their highest comp sales performance in more than 10 years. Growth, excluding fuel, was 4.5 percent, along with an increase in customer traffic of more than 2 percent, according to a report.

“Walmart is always looking for ways to invest in our workforce,” said Glen Spencer, the regional general manager at Walmart. “We are proud to recognize our incredible, hardworking hourly associates in Connecticut with these well-deserved bonuses. We value our associates’ commitment to customer service, which has directly resulted in the increased sales that have made these bonuses possible.”

In January, Walmart announced plans to increase the starting wage for all hourly associates in the U.S. to at least $11, expand maternity and parental leave benefits, and provide a one-time cash bonus for eligible associates of up to $1,000.

Walmart also recently introduced a new education benefit for associates, which includes free college credit for on-the-job training and options for associates to earn a college degree without incurring student loan debt.

Walmart has 36 retail units and employs 8,760 associates in Connecticut.

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