Ikea is raising the minimum wage in all of its U.S. stores by basing the wage floor on the MIT Living Wage Calculator, The MIT tool estimates the salary needed in a particular geographic area.
According to Ikea, the move will boost the average store minimum wage to $10.76, a 17 percent increase, and bring raises to approximately half of the company’s 13,650 U.S. employees. The new rates will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014.
Ikea said it does not plan to raise prices for customers in order to pay for the wage increases.
Using a living wage calculator to determine area salaries is similar to Seattle’s plan to base the minimum wage here on the cost of living. Now, how do we convince Ikea to create a store in Seattle? Their current store in Renton is fine and, aside from the furniture, I recommend the cafeteria for great Swedish meatballs at a fair price