How Much Retail Workers Earned Last Year at Costco, Walmart, and More

Ross Stores said more than 85% of its employees work at one of its retail locations, and that the figure fluctuates seasonally.

Last year’s median worker was a part-time hourly associate who earned $10,059.

Burlington said its median worker is a part-time associate at one of its Burlington stores, earning $10,827 last year.

Ulta Beauty had 61,223 associates globally last year, including 24 working in Uruguay that were not included in its calculations.

The median worker earned $11,883.

Of the fast food parent company Yum Brands, 49,000 employees, about 28,000 were in the US, and 21,000 were overseas.

The median Yum worker was a part-time Taco Bell worker in the US who earned $15,346 last year.

Yum Brands said four out of five of its restaurant general managers were promoted from other roles within the company. In addition, 90% of the company’s workforce is part-time.

Starbucks directly employs more workers than most restaurant brands, which typically operate on a franchise model.

Last year, the coffee chain had 367,000 employees across more than 21,000 company-operated stores, nearly half of whom were in locations outside the US.

The median Starbucks worker was a part-time barista in the US who made $17,279 last year.

Dollar General considered its 185,811 temporary, part-time, and full-time employees located in the US to identify its median worker, who earned $18,876 last year.

McDonald’s included all full-time, part-time, seasonal, and temporary workers employed at the end of the year to identify its median worker.

Last year’s median worker was a restaurant crew employee in Poland who made $19,020.

Rural retailer Tractor Supply Co. employed 51,460 people last year, with about half working part time. The median worker earned $24,376.

Walmart is the largest private employer in the US — and the world — with 2.1 million full-time, part-time, seasonal, and temporary associates worldwide.

The median worker made $30,520 last year.

O’Reilly had considered some 89,339 full-time, part-time, and seasonal workers in the US for its calculation of the median worker, who earned $33,054 last year.

Domino’s had about 9,500 US workers and 9,800 in other countries for a total of nearly 20,000 full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary employees.

The pizza chain’s median employee was a part-time delivery driver who worked less than 30 hours a week and made $36,776 last year.

Lowe’s had 266,000 full-time, part-time, or temporary workers, including about 5,200 employees overseas.

The median worker was a full-time hourly associate in the US who made $37,371 last year.

Home Depot employed about 472,400 people last year, including nearly 50,000 outside the US.

The median worker was an hourly associate in the US, who made $37,881 last year.

NAPA parent company Genuine Parts Company said its median worker for 2025 was paid $38,901.

Amazon’s median employee across its global workforce of full-time, part-time, and permanent workers earned $40,206 last year.

The e-commerce giant also breaks out figures for its full-time US workforce, of whom the median worker made $53,211 last year, up from $47,990 the year before.

Amazon also said its hourly wage in fulfillment roles works out to more than $30 an hour when healthcare and other benefits are included.

Costco topped the list with a median worker compensation of $49,186 last year.

The wholesale club employs 336,700 people worldwide, of whom about 222,000 are in the US.

The company also said that more than a third of its workforce is part-time, seasonal, or temporary. Its median full-time worker earned $66,262 last year.