Webwalmart is adding a new bonus for hourly store workers months after hiking store managers' pay and redesigning the bonus program for managers, the retailer. Webwalmart announced wednesday it is paying annual bonuses to u. s. Hourly store workers, including those at pharmacy and vision center stores. Webwalmart also announced that planned pay increases going into effect in february will see the u. s. Average hourly wage for walmart's approximately 1 million. Webwalmart said tuesday it would raise the average hourly wage of its associates to more than $17. 50 an hour — up from about $17 an hour. In a note to. Webthe anticipated average hourly rate for sam’s club associates will exceed $19, coupled with the opportunity to earn substantial annual bonuses.