Over 4,600 Long Island Walmart Employees to Receive Pay Raise

Over 4,600 Walmart and Sam's Club employees across Long Island will be receiving a pay increase starting on Thursday, Walmart announced on Monday.

The increases, are part of the company’s two-year, $2.7 billion investment in higher pay, better training, clearer career paths and additional educational opportunities for its workers.

Under the new pay raise, all associates hired before this year will earn at least $10 an hour.

While the new entry-level associates hired after Jan. 1 will continue to start at $9 an hour, they will be able move to at least $10 an hour after completing the company’s new retail skills and training program known as Pathways.

Employees who are already earning more than $10 an hour will see their annual pay increase starting in March rather than waiting until their anniversary date.

In addition, Walmart will be raising the starting rate of its non-entry level hourly pay bands, meaning anyone earning less than new minimum will automatically move up to the new minimum.

Associates at or above their pay band maximum will receive a one-time lump sum payment equal to 2 percent of their annual pay.

There are a total of 12 Walmart stores on Long Island in:

• Uniondale - 1123 Jerusalem Avenue
• East Meadow - 2465 Hempstead Turnpike
• Levittown - 3335 Hempstead Turnpike
• Westbury - 1220 Old Country Road
• Farmingdale - 965 Broadhollow Road
• Valley Stream - 77 Green Acres Road
• Commack - 85 Crooked Hill Road
• Islandia - 1850 Veterans Highway
• Centereach - 161 Centereach Mall
• East Setauket - 3990 Nesconset Highway
• Middle Island - 750 Middle Country Road
• Riverhead - 1890 Old Country Road

There is also one Sam's Club store on Long Island on 2950 Horse Block Road in Medford.

“As someone who was promoted to Department Manager just five months after I began working as a cashier in 2014, I know firsthand the many opportunities Walmart offers its associates,” Dayna Allen, Department Manager of Grocery at the East Meadow Walmart said. “From this pay increase to training programs to flexible scheduling, thousands of employees on Long Island and throughout New York will be able to grow and continue building meaningful, long-term careers within the company.”