Walmart will be giving its lowest paid employees raises.
The starting salary for U.S. workers within the company is now $11 per hour, up from $9.
The giant chain store is also giving eligible employees a one-time, $1,000 bonus and is expanding its maternity and paternal level benefits.
More than a million hourly workers will see the additional money in their checks next month.
The pay hike at Walmart follows similar actions at rival Target Corp. Target raised its minimum hourly wage to $11 in October, and will raise wages to $15 by the end of 2020.
The wage increase announced Thursday by Walmart benefits all hourly U.S. workers within its stores, Sam’s Clubs, eCommerce, logistics and home office.