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The starting pay for the company's U.S. team members will rise
to $22 per hour, or higher based upon the market, a 45% jump
from 2018 levels, Apple said in a statement to Reuters.
"This year as part of our annual performance review process,
we're increasing our overall compensation budget," a company
spokesperson said.
Apple has informed some workers their annual reviews would be
advanced by three months and the new pay will take effect in
early July, the Wall Street Journal, which first the changes in
compensation, said.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for further
details on the compensation changes.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is known for its reticent
culture, but last year some current and former workers began
criticizing the company's working conditions online.
In April, workers at Apple's Atlanta store filed a petition to
hold a union election, seeking to become the company's first
U.S. store to unionize amid a wave of labor activity at other
major firms.
Google and Microsoft are among other tech companies that have
revised performance reviews or adjusted pay this year as they
fight to retain workers.
(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta in Bengaluru, Jahnavi Nidumolu and
Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and
Sriraj Kalluvila)
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