Wal-Mart Salaries, Bonuses and Benefits.

Lynx in New Iberia, Louisiana said: Hello:
I was a Store Mgr for WM until last year. I lived for that company, but I noticed that the company did no longer lived for their associates.
The Store Mgr Salaries vary depending on the store volume. I noticed some people published some numbers that are closed to the real ones but it seems that they heard them from someone else.
Now you get to hear this form the horse's mouth (Who made most of those salaries).
Store Mgr <$40 million $73,000/yr
Store Mgr $40-$80 million $88,000/yr
Store Mgr >$80 million $104.000/yr
the bonuses vary by tier if you do threshold of your plan (95% avg), plan (100%), Max(102.5%) and Super Max (105%).
These bonuses also vary depending on your pay scale, for example a Store Mgr under 40 million will have a Super Max (105 % performance ) of 85% of the salary, while the $40-$80 will have 105% and the over $80 will have $115% (Thats a bonus of 119,000 approx taxed at a 41%).
The values vary by metro locations, if you work at a nationallly considered metropolitan area you make $10,000 more per year and you are eligible for RPZ (Regional Pay Zone) for cost of living.
Shift Mgrs (Formerly Co Mgrs) Make $60,000 per year non metro and $65,000 per year metro with a super max bonus of 45%.
Asst Mgrs start at $38,000 and are able to get raises till they reach $54,500 with a super max bonus of $15%.
I began my career as overnight stocker and unloader while attending college. Once I graduated I became an ASM (back them the salaries began at 32),then Co and Store Mgr. I stayed 10 years and moved on to other ventures.

I would like to tell everyone that if you become a good Walmart Store Mgr (It is not hard to get there, but to give you an idea, I was the only one out of my first store who made it, and I was either the first or second out of the other stores that I worked while moving up) your doors open to other jobs...this is true..

Lynx in New Iberia, Louisiana said: I would like to tell everyone that if you become a good Walmart Store Mgr (It is not hard to get there, but to give you an idea, I was the only one out of my first store who made it, and I was either the first or second out of the other stores that I worked while moving up) your doors open to other jobs...this is true..

I dont walk over water, but I am trying to say that it is not hard to get there but it requires a lot of sacrifices, all those stores were I was the first or second to become Store Mgr ever had been open for years.

Lynx in New Iberia, Louisiana said: I dont walk over water, but I am trying to say that it is not hard to get there but it requires a lot of sacrifices, all those stores were I was the first or second to become Store Mgr ever had been open for years.

Hi,

Could you tell me what kind of hours one could expect to work as a store or club manager? Days per week and hours per day and week total hours? Thank you as this was really helpful to me!

Anybody who understands this comment works at walmart. If you dont understand it then you might not have worked there long enough. I have worked at 3 different walmarts in 3 differents states and well it seems to be the trend for walmart in general.

Sarah Swanson in Topeka, Kansas said: a CDL is a Commercial Driver's License. It's what you need to drive a semi truck.

I am currently a cashier in Kansas, but plan to move to the Tampa Fl area this summer. What do cashiers make down there?

Pretty much the same as you do in Kansas. The base rate hardly changes in the same title because federal minimum wage is the same all over

Eddie in Charlotte, North Carolina said: I just got hired by Walmart and I will be doing dairy on 3rd shift 10-7
I am just looking to be productive & stay busy....I'm 47 and have had higher paying jobs to only have them shut down.

I hope it's everything I think it CAN & COULD be.
Sure....I would like to make as much money as possible if the opportunity is there for me.

Anyone else ever work dairy / frozen goods stocking shelves ?
Any pointers ?
I also love being able to transfer to another store if need be.

Even though walmart can be a good company to work for it is always
1. Who you know, not what you know (sometimes the laziest of people get pushed up because they are good at people skills)
2. Walmart is still a business SAM WALTONS dead, business man says more bang for your buck.
3. Always remeber that your manager is right and everything they think you can do or want you to do is right so the I can do it plays a huge role in your part.

Walmart has levels of pay from 1-7.

Level 1: $8.00 - cart pushers, People Greeters, and Fitting Room Associates

Level 2: $8.20 - Maintenance Associates

Level 3: $8.40 - Cahsiers, Instock

Level 4: $8.60 - Sales Associates

Level 5: unknown

Level 6: $9.30 - CSM/CSS, Merchandise Supervisor/Department MGR, Personnel

Level 7: $9.70 - Asset Protection Agent, etc

Assistant MGR - $40-45,000 salary

CO-MGR: $72-75,000 salary

Store MGR: $95-110,000 salary

You get a 90-day evaluation with no raise. Then an annual evaluation which ranges from .40-.60¢ depending on your work ethic.

brownk1291 in West Sacramento, California said: Walmart has levels of pay from 1-7.

Level 1: $8.00 - cart pushers, People Greeters, and Fitting Room Associates

Level 2: $8.20 - Maintenance Associates

Level 3: $8.40 - Cahsiers, Instock

Level 4: $8.60 - Sales Associates

Level 5: unknown

Level 6: $9.30 - CSM/CSS, Merchandise Supervisor/Department MGR, Personnel

Level 7: $9.70 - Asset Protection Agent, etc

Assistant MGR - $40-45,000 salary

CO-MGR: $72-75,000 salary

Store MGR: $95-110,000 salary

You get a 90-day evaluation with no raise. Then an annual evaluation which ranges from .40-.60¢ depending on your work ethic.

From that pay scale, it seems I was not offered the best pay. I started for Walmart 2 months ago at 8.20 as a sales assoc.. I have lots of management experience, however, still was only hired at minimum. I'm not happy about the wait just to get a raise. I have been told that I am the next dept. manager but is the pay worth the wait? It seems that I am given grief everyday by a zoning manager for giving good customer service. I want to say that this is the reason no one wants to go to Walmart anymore because customers are treated horrible and not respectfully. I think I'm going to look for another job. I thought advancement should come easy in a big company like this especially if you have a good work ethic and offer great service to customers but, it seems I'd be waiting a year before I would see that.

jon in Austin, Texas said: From that pay scale, it seems I was not offered the best pay. I started for Walmart 2 months ago at 8.20 as a sales assoc.. I have lots of management experience, however, still was only hired at minimum. I'm not happy about the wait just to get a raise. I have been told that I am the next dept. manager but is the pay worth the wait? It seems that I am given grief everyday by a zoning manager for giving good customer service. I want to say that this is the reason no one wants to go to Walmart anymore because customers are treated horrible and not respectfully. I think I'm going to look for another job. I thought advancement should come easy in a big company like this especially if you have a good work ethic and offer great service to customers but, it seems I'd be waiting a year before I would see that.

Well if I was offered the position of a Dept MGR I'd take it just because it's a raise. But if I got a job somewhere else, for instance Costco. I'd take it whether I'm pushing carts or inside. The min wage for them is $11hr. But yes customers get treated horrible because the associate is treated horrible. A happy associate makes a happy customers. Happy customers shop more often. Cusomters who shop more often put more money into the company.... soooo I feel you completely on your reply.

brownk1291 in West Sacramento, California said: Walmart has levels of pay from 1-7.

Level 1: $8.00 - cart pushers, People Greeters, and Fitting Room Associates

Level 2: $8.20 - Maintenance Associates

Level 3: $8.40 - Cahsiers, Instock

Level 4: $8.60 - Sales Associates

Level 5: unknown

Level 6: $9.30 - CSM/CSS, Merchandise Supervisor/Department MGR, Personnel

Level 7: $9.70 - Asset Protection Agent, etc

Assistant MGR - $40-45,000 salary

CO-MGR: $72-75,000 salary

Store MGR: $95-110,000 salary

You get a 90-day evaluation with no raise. Then an annual evaluation which ranges from .40-.60¢ depending on your work ethic.

Level 5 is Connection Center (Wireless), and Wet Lab Photo, and I think something else. Photo Technician (Dry lab) is Level 4. Based on your payrates above, it would be either $8.90 and $9.

Wet Labs are going away and Photo, Wireless, and electronics are being merged into "Metro-Plex" at level 4. (You won't get any official admission of this from walmart, but it's happening.

Pay scales differ in each state, and even by area within a state. Here in Illinois, our rates are a little higher, because our minimum wage is higher ($8.25/hr presently) after a series of forced raises that just ended. So for the pay scale above start level 1 at $8.25 ($.25 more). Add $.25 to each level for us. Some Metor areas are a nickel or dime higher yet.

Next to no one will get a $.60 raise. Walmart has un-officially decreed that no one performs "above expectations".

This is no longer Sam Walton's vision. Walmart is not even controlled by the Walton family anymore. While Corporate still touts "Mr. Sam's Vision", we are just like every other major retailer now.

Kenny W in Jacksonville, Florida said: Asst Mgr starting salary now is $43K as of 2007.

This is accurate as of 2011 as well. Excellent information, as I was offered yesterday at $43,500.00.

They pay is based on the how much the Walmart makes. The one I work at, phase 3 pay, where I'm at, is $8/hr, but then if you drive 6 miles south to the Boise store, phase 3 makes $9.25/hr, so I have heard. The higher the phase, the more money you make, the more money the store makes, the more money you make.

Well I'm a cart pusher at store 5192 in Antelope, CA. Our store sucks so I believe that!! Lol

I have a interview wed just woundering what the start off pay is I now cashiers get pay $2 more per hr I hear ?????

Amber in Fayetteville, New York said: I have a interview wed just woundering what the start off pay is I now cashiers get pay $2 more per hr I hear ?????

Well where I work cashiers make the same if not less than sales floor associates. I started at Walmart 8 months ago as an electronics associate at 8.30 an hour. The base pay is 8.00 for that position and that is a pay grade above cashiers. The reason for this is high end items and the register. In four months I went from level 3 to level 7 with a 1.10 pay raise. I am now the supervisor for the wireless and photo center. Im making 9.40 and the base pay is 9.10.

I'm looking to start assistant manager training in the next couple of months but will be hard as I'm 19 and going to college.

Anyway, work hard do what your told and show that your eager to learn. I can pretty much tell you where anything is in the store. Also I can do many things around the store. Believe me management notices and you'll be rewarded.

Proud wallyworld worker :)

wallybob in arcadia, Florida said: Assistant Store Manager starting pay $38,000 Max 55,500 Bonus 0%-15% of pay
Asset Protectiion Coordinator starting pay $32,000 Bonus 0%-20% of base pay
Co-Manager starting pay $60,000 Bonus 0%-30% of base pay
Store Manager starting pay $90,000-$100,000 <depends on store volume> Bonus 0%-100%

Average Hourly rate $9.87 as of 2001 so out of date and with new hourly pay structure it is not a good thing. Hourly pay rates are actually worse now compared to 10 years ago. Wal-mart did away with the following NO merit raises,
NO 90 day raises, NO 6% exceed raises, PAY CAPS just to name a few

Trying to get an idea of how much starting salary would be for an Optical Manager at Walmart? Also wanted to know, how long the application process should take? I applied for a position weeks and weeks ago, and had one interview I was then told to file an online application and told that the job would be posted on the Walmart inhouse job board. Unfortunately, my onlineapplication did not appear on the corporate website, as the applicant population was being chosen only from nearby areas for interviews (I live about 1 hr. away). This sounds a bit strange to me and in the meantime no second interview until the application magically appears. What to do? This is a great opportunity for me and I put my job hunting on hold to wait and see what happens, but cannot do it for long as I have a family to support (been out of work for 9 mos.). Any comments would be more than welcomed at this point.

Darrell D Williams in Chesterfield, Missouri said: This is accurate as of 2011 as well. Excellent information, as I was offered yesterday at $43,500.00.

Hey Darrell, how is your position going? Did you start off as an Assist Mgr in Training? How do you like the company? I just applied for the Assist Mgr Trainee and I left the salary open because I didn't know how much they made. So $43K is the norm for someone in training as well? Any information that you have and would like to share would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Phyllis in Denver, Colorado said: I will never ever spend any money in a wal-mart......ever. Or Sam's and I've told my friends, family and every cashier I do business with to boycott WalMart! They are not good for America. Target is better even though they're owned by the French. Don't patronize Walmart!

just as an FYI....Target is NOT owned by the French! They originated out of Minnesota. Strictly an American Company who is starting to build stores in Canada in the next year or two.

WOW. Alot of you have posted pay rates for different positions and the pay rates all are far more than in missouri lol. I am a front-end cashier at walmart and they start you out at $7.90/hr. You get a 0.40 cent raise once a year but it seems it is very easy to climb the ladder! Our new assitant manager has only been with walmart for 5 years and started out as a cart pusher. I guess as much as walmart would like to push that every store is the same, they are not. As long as you do your best and do more than what is expected of you, you will find yourself in better and better positions through-out the store. Be persistant with your managers that you want better jobs and its as easy as that. For all who is complaining, maybe you just didn't handle things right or just didn't give it your all. You can't miss alot of work or keep getting coaches and expect a promotion. Lol. Walmart is a great place and I wish most of you would use your own minds instead of the medias to place your perception apon walmart.

eyeguy52 in Cape Coral, Florida said: Trying to get an idea of how much starting salary would be for an Optical Manager at Walmart? Also wanted to know, how long the application process should take? I applied for a position weeks and weeks ago, and had one interview I was then told to file an online application and told that the job would be posted on the Walmart inhouse job board. Unfortunately, my onlineapplication did not appear on the corporate website, as the applicant population was being chosen only from nearby areas for interviews (I live about 1 hr. away). This sounds a bit strange to me and in the meantime no second interview until the application magically appears. What to do? This is a great opportunity for me and I put my job hunting on hold to wait and see what happens, but cannot do it for long as I have a family to support (been out of work for 9 mos.). Any comments would be more than welcomed at this point.

Eyeguy, I'm an associate in optical. Where I am, Vision Center Managers start at high $30's, with raises and bonuses (which can be hard to earn) you can make like $45. Are you a licensed optician? It's sad to say but where I am the Licensed Optician makes almost as much as a newly hired VCM. My manager claims to be capped at higher pay than that BUT has been with the company a while (apparently the company has been experiencing some major changes, none of them good) and I guess pay rates have been lowered in recent years.
To all the other posters about pay grades/rates, I can't believe the starting hourly rate is so low in other places, but my store isn't even the highest grossing in my market and I'm pretty sure base is $8.50. In my store the optical, pharmacy, or photo (which is considered "professional", I guess) associates start at around $9.50 or $10.00. People who gain certifications or licenses obviously make more.

Lynx in New Iberia, Louisiana said: Hello:
I was a Store Mgr for WM until last year. I lived for that company, but I noticed that the company did no longer lived for their associates.
The Store Mgr Salaries vary depending on the store volume. I noticed some people published some numbers that are closed to the real ones but it seems that they heard them from someone else.
Now you get to hear this form the horse's mouth (Who made most of those salaries).
Store Mgr <$40 million $73,000/yr
Store Mgr $40-$80 million $88,000/yr
Store Mgr >$80 million $104.000/yr
the bonuses vary by tier if you do threshold of your plan (95% avg), plan (100%), Max(102.5%) and Super Max (105%).
These bonuses also vary depending on your pay scale, for example a Store Mgr under 40 million will have a Super Max (105 % performance ) of 85% of the salary, while the $40-$80 will have 105% and the over $80 will have $115% (Thats a bonus of 119,000 approx taxed at a 41%).
The values vary by metro locations, if you work at a nationallly considered metropolitan area you make $10,000 more per year and you are eligible for RPZ (Regional Pay Zone) for cost of living.
Shift Mgrs (Formerly Co Mgrs) Make $60,000 per year non metro and $65,000 per year metro with a super max bonus of 45%.
Asst Mgrs start at $38,000 and are able to get raises till they reach $54,500 with a super max bonus of $15%.
I began my career as overnight stocker and unloader while attending college. Once I graduated I became an ASM (back them the salaries began at 32),then Co and Store Mgr. I stayed 10 years and moved on to other ventures.

How long does it take an houlry paid associate to reach top rate? The scale is 10 years up here, or at least that's what I've been told.

that girl in Cleveland, Ohio said: As of April 2007, most floor associates start out at $7.30/hr.

DO NOT LET THEM TRICK YOU INTO STICKING AT THE REGISTER DURING A CODE C (Attention all Wal*Mart Associates! At this time, we do have a code c! We need all register trained associates to the front end!)

The reason I say this is because W*M cashiers get paid $2 more per hour! You're doing their job for them and you're not getting paid what you should (unless you're full time, which most associates aren't)

they not doing jobs for us when we got lines, and when we are pulled to help in other location like carts or greeter or putting drops away. which i think its wrong in a way.... if there lines call the reuglar cashiers back than if we need more help call them.

Amber in Fayetteville, New York said: I have a interview wed just woundering what the start off pay is I now cashiers get pay $2 more per hr I hear ?????

the pay is diffrent at all walmarts i get paid 9.50 bi weekly for a cashier, this is the higest job to this date i get paid that if you don't count on the umpiring youth games...

as i can get in between 30-45 dollars a game.

The starting pay at least in Maine for a sales associate when I started (2009) was 8.10/hr. It was level 2 on the 7 level scale cashiers start at 8.30/hr at level 3. As far as my job goes I moved up to CSM in about a year, it is a hell of a lot more entertaining than a sales associate. You get crap from everyone from customers to management. I say it is what it is there though, I see my job as being one of the more demanding jobs especially now with a brand new ZS that seems to refuse taking the time to learn the jobs of the people she is supervising. The one thing that seems to be my golden ticket in this store is having just a little bit of confidence and being calm in what turns out to be chaos alot of the time. So to all the people looking to get hired at Wal-Mart or want some advice, grow a set, get the job done, get good at what you do, and moving up wont be that hard at all.

,walmart is killing the their employees that's kind of Africa company kind of bat, sucking employee's blood,they are paying 7.5$ they don't care your costumer service they don't care anything especially if you are cashier, i hate that i am working but i hate it,

I recently interviewed for an assistant manager position for Wal-Mart and was offered the position today. The starting salary is 38,000, but my store is in a non-metro area. From what I have learned, the starting salary for management for Wal-Mart varies due to location, which is typical of most other companies-especially retail. As other posters have mentioned, there is an opportunity for an annual bonus (dependent on sales, etc). The company also offers a solid benefits package, which was definitely incorporated into my decision to accept the position.

Assistant managers are currently working a schedule of 3 days on, 3 days off (12 hour shifts), which was also very important to me. I look @ it this way-even if your work load deemed it necessary to come in and work on one of your days off, you still are left with 2 days off a week which is a lot more than I can say about a lot of other retail organizations-most of which require management to work 6 day work-weeks on a regular basis. I tend to be an over-achiever and often-times will be there on one of my days off, but I will still be able to have a work-life balance, which is obviously important.

In addition, the company offers a 6-week training program-2 weeks in a training store and then another 4 weeks in a classroom setting out of town. The company pays for you expenses-hotel, meals, mileage, etc-and you are able to come home on the weekends.

I truly believe that any job/career/opportunity is what you make of it. Generally speaking, if you have a positive attitude, strong work ethic and are able to adapt to change-which is constant these days in any industry- then you will be able to advance career. It doesn't happen overnight, but it does happen. Like it or not, Wal-Mart is
one of the largest corporations in America and with that, comes more opportunity. I am really looking forward to my new position and am ready to do what it takes to succeed. Good luck to all of you!

Please excuse the above typos as this was typed on my iPhone, which sometimes has a mind of it's own :)

Please excuse the above typos as I posted this via my iPhone-which tends to sometimes have a mind of it's own :)

Hey gang,

Does anyone know what field managers get paid? In particular...the 'District Specialist - TLE, Photo & Wireless' position?

Life Is What You Make It in Decatur, Georgia said: I recently interviewed for an assistant manager position for Wal-Mart and was offered the position today. The starting salary is 38,000, but my store is in a non-metro area. From what I have learned, the starting salary for management for Wal-Mart varies due to location, which is typical of most other companies-especially retail. As other posters have mentioned, there is an opportunity for an annual bonus (dependent on sales, etc). The company also offers a solid benefits package, which was definitely incorporated into my decision to accept the position.

What type of management experience do you currently have? I'm curious what qualifications walmart is looking for in an assistant manager? thx :)

Question in Saint George, Utah said:

Hi, I have nine years of sales and management experience, but the most helpful to me was probably my three years with Albertson's Food and Drug, which is (was) a large grocery chain..we did about 24-25 million annually in sales, which is pretty unusual for most grocery stores. I was cross-trained in several departments, including experience in merchandising (plan-o-grams, schematics, etc), and my last position held there was as a front end manager for a staff of about 75 associates.

FYI: For any of you that are looking to get onboard as an ASM, the position that I applied for was posted on the Wal-Mart website as an 'hourly trainee', which was in fact, an assistant manager. I'm assuming they list it that way because you are essentially considered an 'Assistant Manager Trainee' until you complete your 6 weeks of training and then you officially become an ASM. Also, the best advice I can give anyone applying for an ASM position is to be mentally PREPARED for your interview. I sincerely feel that I am blessed with the ability to interview quite well and in all honesty, I am normally quite confident that I have aced almost every interview I have been to. Not the case with Wal-Mart. They have their own way of interviewing, using the STAR method, which basically consists of about 10 questions based on your past experiences..all of which literally have 5 'sub-questions' to them. Research prior to your interview-you can just google 'walmart assistant manager interview' and there's quite a bit of info out there. I did this AFTER my interview, which I didn't think I bombed, but I didn't feel anywhere near as confident as I normally do. Thankfully, I must have done better than I thought, since I was offered the position, but it was honestly the most challenging interview I've ever been a part of.

Question in Saint George, Utah said:

One other thing, my interview was over the phone with the store manager, which I felt made it even more challenging since it was far more difficult to 'connect' with the person interviewing me-unable to smile, make eye contact, appear professional by dressing in a suit, etc. I also have read that most ASMs had two interviews ( second one for an ASM normally with the Market HR Manager). I guess luck was on my side because I only had the one with my store manager and two days later, the Market HR Manager called to offer me the position. Bottom line, take the time to research the STAR method so you have some sort of idea of what to expect, as well as really give some thought to your past experience and achievements you have made over the course of your career (they're looking for things like how well you've been able to handle problem solving, adapt to change, leadership, etc), so you have some ideas already thought out that you can draw back on during your interview. And make sure you touch on EVERY part of each question (which like I said, is really like 5 questions in 1) because apparently it doesn't reflect well if you leave out any of the parts. Clear your head and be confident and above all else, be honest-I definitely feel like it will be obvious if you make something up unless you are an EXTREMELY convicing liar. Lol... In my opinion, as awkward as a minute or two of silence is while you gather your thoughts (which I had to do on 2 of my questions..I just asked him to repeat the question to buy me a few extra seconds and then said something to the effect of 'I'm sorry, but I need just a minute for that one' and he was fine with that and told me to take my time). My point is you want to be able to show you can think quick on your feet, but you also don't want to just ramble on about nothing of value either, so choose your words carefully.

Hope this was all helpful-good luck :)

sweetart in lil' town in, Hawaii said: Actually Customer Service managers start at $12.10 and cap at $20.

Wow, um no that is not true in my area it's only pay grade 6 and i started at $9.30/hr

jon in Austin, Texas said: From that pay scale, it seems I was not offered the best pay. I started for Walmart 2 months ago at 8.20 as a sales assoc.. I have lots of management experience, however, still was only hired at minimum. I'm not happy about the wait just to get a raise. I have been told that I am the next dept. manager but is the pay worth the wait? It seems that I am given grief everyday by a zoning manager for giving good customer service. I want to say that this is the reason no one wants to go to Walmart anymore because customers are treated horrible and not respectfully. I think I'm going to look for another job. I thought advancement should come easy in a big company like this especially if you have a good work ethic and offer great service to customers but, it seems I'd be waiting a year before I would see that.

Honestly? I would not take the Dept. Manager job because there is not any training to speak of and since the new routines everything has changed but most of the time Management has not caught onto that fact. No matter who did it, it's your fault! You have no say in the running of your department but you are the one to get in trouble and if you expect help and you don't have electronics or a consumable? Forget about it, and most of the time even in those areas the people you have get pulled to other areas or up to run the registers. The little raise is not worth the aggravation or the headache. If it is time to reset the mods they will make you come in overnights to do them whether it's convenient for you or not. The stress will make you crazy, you go to sleep worrying about your department and you wake up worrying about it. Take my advise, find another job, if possible! Don't get stuck because the higher you go the unhappier you are. Here's a little task for you, find out how many of your managers smoke, and how much time they are really in the store, and how often do you see them crack a smile.

Brandi in Kansas City, Missouri said: WOW. Alot of you have posted pay rates for different positions and the pay rates all are far more than in missouri lol. I am a front-end cashier at walmart and they start you out at $7.90/hr. You get a 0.40 cent raise once a year but it seems it is very easy to climb the ladder! Our new assitant manager has only been with walmart for 5 years and started out as a cart pusher. I guess as much as walmart would like to push that every store is the same, they are not. As long as you do your best and do more than what is expected of you, you will find yourself in better and better positions through-out the store. Be persistant with your managers that you want better jobs and its as easy as that. For all who is complaining, maybe you just didn't handle things right or just didn't give it your all. You can't miss alot of work or keep getting coaches and expect a promotion. Lol. Walmart is a great place and I wish most of you would use your own minds instead of the medias to place your perception apon walmart.

As far as just giving it your all, that doesn't always work. I cannot tell you all the things I did to prove that I wanted to move up in the company. Worked overnights, switched my days off, canceled plans with my fiance, canceled plans with my kids, worked 12 hours straight even though I was 8 months pregnant and shouldn't have been on my feet for that long. I learned every department in my store except the specialty areas, I had numerous, glowing customers comments turned into the management. I thought I was on track to take a Department Manager position and move up into store management, and from what I was hearing from my managers that's what was going to happen. So what did I do wrong? I went on maternity leave, when I came back 3 managers had been promoted and left the store, 2 had went to nights and 1 had transfered and stepped down. I had all new managers, they didn't even know me.

I just started working for Wal*Mart a week ago and during AOS meetings, I have learned quite a bit when it comes to perks of being an employee. Not only do we get discount cards that give us 10% off any item not on clearance, we also can get corprate rates at Best Western, Ramada, and Super 8 hotels and with, I THINK, Ford and GMC we can finance a vehicle at Dealers Rate + 3%. And any permanent employee (past their 6 month probationary period) is pre-approved for a Wal*Mart Mastercard.

As for wages and Salary, it really depends on what position you are hired for and whether you are working days or nights. I am Overnight Stock in the Dairy Department and I made 11.50/hr at a starting wage.