SALEM, Ore. — Amazon opened hiring Friday for more than 800 full-time jobs at its new fulfillment center in Salem, Ore.
The starting pay is $15 an hour, with benefits. Amazon moved to a $15 minimum wage last year for all U.S. employees, including temporary, part-time and seasonal workers. The current minimum wage in Salem is $11.25 an hour.
The 1-million-square-foot facility is designed for some of the bigger items the e-commerce giant sells.
Officials in Salem said Amazon is getting an estimated $3.7 million property tax break over three years for the new facility. Amazon built the fulfillment center on land that was state-owned for decades, so no property tax was collected before.
