Sheetz to increase employee wages by $2 per hour

Employees of restaurant and convenience chain Sheetz, will see their salaries go up by $2 per hour, effective May 21. The increase will impact all 18,000 of the chain’s store employees, and represents a $50 million annual investment, according to the company.

Sheetz also announced Monday it is making a $12 million investment in a summer stimulus program that will provide employees at the company’s 622 stores across its geographic footprint with an additional $1 per hour wage increase from May 21, 2021 until Sept. 23, 2021.

“To attract and retain top talent, we know we need to continue to invest in our employees,” Travis Sheetz, president/ COO of Sheetz, said in a press release. “That investment includes more than just competitive wages. We provide career growth opportunities and a clear path to promotion so life at Sheetz can be not just a job, but a career.”

Sheetz is currently hiring for more than 2,000 positions. Prospective employees can learn about upcoming open hiring events and apply for a position by visiting https://jobs.sheetz. com.

The company was recently named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work for by Fortune and Great Place to Work for the seventh time. In addition to a comprehensive pay and benefits package, Sheetz recently updated its parental leave policy which includes 12 weeks of fully paid time off for new mothers and two weeks of fully paid time off for partners.

Monday’s wage increase announcement comes on the heels of the company’s $28.5 million investment in store employee wages announced in February.

Sheetz is based in Altoona and operates stores in six states including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, West Virginia and North Carolina. The company has stores in Berks and Lancaster counties, but does not operate in Chester, Montgomery or Delaware counties.