Walmart Associates in Maryland Receive MyShare Bonuses

Today more than 915,000 Walmart U.S. hourly associates across the country are receiving a share of more than $200 million in cash bonuses based on their stores’ Q2 performance. The bonuses are included in Associate’s September 6 paycheck.

Walmart associates earn quarterly bonuses as part of an overall incentive plan designed to reward associates whose stores achieve sales and customer service goals. In total, associates in Maryland earned more than $1,800,000 million in Q2 bonuses. The bonuses come on the heels of the Walmart U.S. business recording its highest comp sales performance in more than 10 years-- with comp sales growth (excluding fuel) of 4.5%-- along with an increase in customer traffic of more than 2%.

“We are proud to reward associates in Maryland for their hard work and dedication to their stores and our customers,” said Jason Leisenring, Regional General Manager at Walmart. “At Walmart, we know that the associates are the heartbeat of this company and without their focus and dedication, we would not see the increase in sales and repeat visitors we have. The success of our individual stores, and our company as a whole, is a direct result of their hard work and we know we are better equipped to serve our customers when they succeed.”

The recent strong sales and traffic figures build on the positive momentum of the U.S. business, which has enabled a positive local impact across Maryland through associate bonuses, wage increases and innovation and improvement to stores, among other investments.

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 announced a commitment to train and develop 1 million associates over the next five years and 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.