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With this increase, the bank says it will have raised its minimum hourly wage by 50 percent over the past two years.
In January 2018, the bank raised its minimum hourly rate from $12 to $15.
“That increase contributed to a 16 percent year-over-year reduction in employee turnover in 2018 in those jobs most affected by the minimum wage,” the bank said in its announcement. “Notably, the new $18 minimum hourly wage will primarily benefit employees in retail branches and operations support functions such as customer contact centers.”
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Fifth Third said the increase will not apply to employees who work on a commissioned basis.
For full-time employees currently making $15 an hour, the increase will amount to roughly $500 more per month on a pre-tax basis.
It represents an additional investment, on an annualized basis, of approximately $15 million the Bank is making in its employees.
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