Hobby Lobby Raises Starting Pay To $19.25/HR In Treasure State

Montana Has A $10.30 An Hour Minimum Wage

So, if you have that sweeeeet Montana job that pays a whopping $10.30 an hour, you are bringing home, before taxes, an incredible $412 a week.

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(With the way rent is in Montana, you can't afford to live anywhere making that money, but you have money for food and blankets along with ear plugs to block out the noise of the people who just don't understand why you're sleeping on the sidewalk where they parked to go to their favorite whatever.)

Before You Scream "NO!", $10.30 An Hour Is Way Over Federal Minimum Wage

Federal Minimum Wage went to $7.25 an hour in 2009, and hasn't moved since. If you have one of THOSE great jobs, you make about $290 a week before taxes. Sadly, you can't afford the food or the earplugs, and the shelter downtown might give you a coat and blanket, but don't you dare sit on a sidewalk.

Hobby Lobby's New Minimum Wage Is A Game Changer

Beginning on October 1, 2024, Hobby Lobby in Montana and the rest of America began paying a starting wage of $19.25.

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Hobby Lobby, while a business I sincerely disagree with at almost every turn, has decided to err on the side of a decent life for their employees. If you score a new job at Hobby Lobby, you will bring home $770 a week before taxes. Talk about a game changer from Montana's minimum wage and especially America's minimum wage.

As much as I can't believe I'm saying  it, well done, Hobby Lobby, well done.

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What Are You Waiting For Montana?

Why are you slaving away for $10.30 an hour to make someone else's dreams a reality? Walk your happy bum over to Hobby Lobby, work at a place that has a LOT of cool stuff, AND, are you ready for this: Cool stuff you can actually afford when they nearly DOUBLE your salary.

I bet nobody at Hobby Lobby says nobody wants to work anymore.