Novant Health has raised its hourly pay for its North Carolina employees. The company says it's offering a higher wage to attract and retain qualified workers.
Novant announced on Wednesday that its hourly wage in North Carolina was raised to $11 an hour on Feb. 19. That amounts to almost $23,000 a year.
Previously, some employees were paid the minimum wage of $7.25.
The living wage scale set by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says an $11 hourly wage in North Carolina is 47 cents above the recommended rate for the state for one adult.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports Novant employs about 2,0000 workers in North Carolina.
Novant employees in northern Virginia are now being paid $14 an hour. The company says the wage difference is based primarily on the cost of living in each market.
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