How much do cashiers make at cvs

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CVS Health announced on Wednesday that it is raising the minimum wage of CVS employees to $15 an hour. The salary hike will impact approximately 35% of the company's workers — the rest already make above $15 an hour.

The pharmacy and healthcare retailer joins Amazon, Costco, and Target in meeting the "Fight For $15" standard.  Competitors Walmart and Walgreens have yet to announce plans to raise wages to $15 an hour. 

"The current minimum enterprise hourly wage is $11," CVS spokesperson T.J. Crawford told Insider. "All CVS Health employees earning hourly wages will make at least $13 an hour effective September 5, and at least $15 an hour by July 2022."

As the labor shortage continues to impact small businesses and large corporations across the US, experts say higher pay is the only real solution. For the past five decades, the average worker's wage has not kept up with the country's increased cost of living, Insider's Ben Winck and Andy Kiersz reported in May.

"These wage increases will have a meaningful impact on our colleagues and their families while helping the communities we serve prosper," CVS Health CEO Karen S. Lynch said in a statement. "Today's announcement is the latest in a series of investments in our people, including bonuses and benefit enhancements throughout the pandemic."

According to Indeed, a Walgreens cashier makes around $10.72 per hour, while a sales associate is paid around $9.33 an hour. The highest-paid position listed on the site is a senior merchandise manager, making over $130 thousand a year. 

"We're continually looking at various pathways to continue increasing the starting pay rate of our team members," a Walgreens spokesperson told Insider. "While today, across the U.S., our (Walgreens & Duane Reade) national minimum wage is $10.00, our average hourly retail associate pay is closer to $15.00 wage, as many retail store associates earning greater compensation based on their qualifications and or respective role responsibilities." 

The average salary for a cashier in the United States is $21,000 per year. Cashier salaries in the United States can vary between $15,500 to $33,000 and depend on various factors, including skills, experience, employer, bonuses, tips, and more.

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The typical responsibilities of CVS cashiers include stock, customer service, and sales duties. Overall, the primary functions of cashiers working for the pharmacy chain include ringing up purchases, processing payments, handling customer issues, and answering questions about products, policies and services.

Physical Requirements and Scheduling

Cashiers use computerized Point-of-Sales machines to process payments and close transactions. Bending, minor lifting, and standing on foot for long periods of time prove usual for the average workday. During slow hours, cashiers may assist sales and stock staffs in completing daily tasks. Most cashiers work part-time for the drug store chain, with full-time opportunities sometimes possible for long-standing employees.

Salary and Compensation

How Much Do They Get Paid?

The average starting pay rate for CVS cashiers is $9.00 an hour. Additional compensation exists in the form of discounts on products and services, options for flexible scheduling, and potential for growth into managerial careers, which boast employment benefits packages featuring holidays off and vacation time, insurance plans and medical coverage, and 401(k) plans. Specific job benefits and eligibility requirements may vary by location.

The estimated total pay for a Cashier at CVS Health is $14 per hour. This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated base pay is $14 per hour. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.

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What are some related job titles for a Cashier?

Some related job titles are Part Time Cashier salaries with median pay of $32,937, Sales Associate/Cashier salaries with median pay of $34,385, Cashier/Sales Associate/Stocking salaries with median pay of $32,598, Clerk salaries with median pay of $35,526.

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The salary trajectory of a Cashier ranges between locations and employers. The salary starts at $30,824 per year and goes up to $31,164 per year for the highest level of seniority.

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