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In an area with around 10 Amazon FCs that I know of, the digital billboards on the interstate advertising Amazon says jobs starting at $15/hr. Bandit signs, albeit professionally printed, in the same metro specifically for equivalent types of labor intensive package handling warehouse jobs at FedEx/DHL advertise wages in the $20-22hr range. I haven't noticed any signs for UPS. Anecdotal, but may suggest that in at least one market Amazon isn't a competitive wage for this class of work.

0,1 are evidence that Amazon pays less than other competitors which goes to show that it is reasonable to assume that these people would take these better paying jobs if they could. Maybe they're working too hard at Amazon to take a day off for an interview, or lost in the application process at other companies.

Thats because they employ more people. Just because 100 people in an area make $20/hr at UPS for example doesn't mean that amazon can't find people willing to accept $15/hr.