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 employees published on walmart's website,. Webworker pay averaged $17. 06 an hour by earlier this year, the result of five rounds of wage increases that started in 2015. Webcurrently, 75% of walmart’s salaried managers began as hourly associates. Webwalmart announced last week that the average salary for store managers will go from $117,000 to $128,000 a year — a 9. 4% increase. They will also be eligible. Webwalmart thinks it's found the solution to improve dissatisfaction among frontline retail workers with four new initiatives. Starting next month, walmart will begin. Webwalmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is significantly raising its starting wages for store workers, as it battles to recruit and retain workers in a tight retail.