COMP NEWS – A new salary survey shines a positive light on Buc-ee’s, the supermassive convenience store and gas station chain that ranks fifth in entry-level retail salaries.
Buc-ee’s comes in first place worldwide for the size of its convenience stores and length of its car washes. It also ranks high for employee salaries, according to a recent study.
The Texas-based gas station chain ranks fifth among U.S. retailers for entry-level salaries with an average starting wage of $18.18 an hour, according to the study by Business Insider, which is based on data provided by the workplace review site Glassdoor.
The outdoor apparel company Patagonia came in first with an average wage of $21.88, followed by recreational equipment retailer REI with $18.88. Costco and IKEA came in third and fourth, with wages of $18.57 and $18.50, respectively.
Although Buc-ee’s starting wage of $18.18 is high for its industry, it still falls far below the median annual salary in many states.
The yoga apparel company Lululemon ranked sixth with an average wage of $18, according to the study.
At a starting wage of $18.18, a full-time worker at Buc-ee’s would earn gross pay of about $37,800. That’s well below the median annual salary in Texas, which was was $68,744 in 2023, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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