From $100 to $10,000: Here Are 18 Companies Offering Sign-On Bonuses
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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder.
Amid a tight labor market, many employers continue to look for ways to counter staffing shortages and lure potential hires back into the workforce.
While some use creative benefits or work-from-home options as hiring draws, others hope to attract employees quickly with immediate cash in the form of a signing bonus.
Many notable, large corporations are offering sign-on bonuses — from $300 as a shift manager at McDonald’s to $3,000 as a customer service representative at AT&T and up to $10,000 as a baggage handler with United.
The amount of the hiring bonuses varies greatly across each company and does change. But a quick browse through a corporation’s career page can show you what’s available. Here’s what we found.
18 Companies Offering Jobs With Hiring Bonuses
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Some of the most notable companies offering hiring bonuses include:
- AT&T
- United Airlines
- Amazon
- Sysco
- McDonald’s
- CVS
- Walmart
- Marriott
- Wegmans
- FedEx
- Sheetz
- Hilton
- Alaska Air
- Verizon
- Omni
- Comcast
- Transit systems
- Local and state governments
AT&T
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The communications giant has thousands of available positions at all times, and many come with a nice hiring bonus.
Some examples include $3,000 for a customer service rep, $3,000 for inbound call center sales employees and typically $5,000 for installation technicians, though some locations offer $10,000.
United Airlines
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United Airlines is currently offering significant sign-on bonuses even for lower-paying jobs — such as up to $10,000 for part-time baggage handlers.
Other positions that come with sign-on bonuses are $10,000 for a facility maintenance technician and an aircraft maintenance technician.
Amazon
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The retail giant regularly offers hundreds of positions with sign-on bonuses, ranging from $1,000 to $3,000.
Current opportunities include 128 shifts for a fulfillment center warehouse associate that pay a $3,000 bonus.
Sysco
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The food service company also offers quite a few signing bonuses with its jobs.
Sysco’s career page shows a facility technician position with a $7,000 bonus, as well as a CDL delivery truck driver position that offers a $7,500 bonus.
McDonald’s
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Working for the Golden Arches can come with a financial boost if you apply for the right positions in the right places.
Many jobs offer $100 to $1,000 sign-on bonuses, including department managers, shift managers, maintenance crew and morning prep team members.
CVS
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CVS offers an array of jobs with bonuses — including $5,000 for a Medicare field sales representative and $1,500 for pharmacy technicians.
(Pro tip: Use “bonus” as your search term on the jobs page.)
Walmart
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Walmart isn’t offering many bonuses right now — outside of eye-popping bonuses for pharmacists — but hiring bonuses include $2,000 for retail project managers and $1,000 for an optician.
Marriott
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The hospitality industry has been desperate for workers since the pandemic, and Marriott is no exception.
The giant hotel company has positions throughout the world that offer sign-on bonuses — like $1,000 for a banquet cook, $1,000 for a steward and $5,000 for a sales executive.
Wegmans
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This grocery store chain with 109 locations, many of which are in the Northeast, is currently offering large sign-on bonuses of $10,000 and $5,000 for CDL Class A truck drivers.
It also has a variety of positions offering a $500 bonus, like overnight associate, prep cook and barista.
FedEx
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The global delivery company has also recently jumped on the signing bonus bandwagon. Jobs with sign-on bonuses include $1,000 for warehouse workers, retail customer service associates and maintenance techs.
Sheetz
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This East Coast-based convenience store chain currently offers several jobs with sign-on bonuses, from $500 for regular team members to $1,000 for supervisors.
Hilton
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Like Marriott, Hilton is an international hotel chain with plenty of employment opportunities.
Depending on the location, jobs with $300 to $1,000 hiring bonuses include barista, banquet cook and room attendant.
Alaska Air
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United isn’t the only airline getting on the sign-on bonus bandwagon. Alaska Air offers some opportunities as well for potential candidates who live in the Northwest.
Positions include a ground service agent with a $2,500 bonus, a ramp service agent position offers a $2,500 bonus, and a station agent position offers $1,000.
Verizon
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Verizon currently has hundreds of positions across the country with pretty nice signing bonuses. It offers $2,500 for a variety of positions, such as retail sales associate and retail sales representative.
Heftier bonuses of $10,000 come into play for account managers and sales executives.
Omni
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Another hotel chain with quite a few jobs with sign-on bonuses is Omni Hotels & Resorts.
Omni runs the gamut from $250 for a dining room attendant and valet agent, $500 for a housekeeping attendant to $1,500 for a front desk agent and $3,000 for an overnight office manager.
Comcast
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The telecommunications corporate giant has plenty of opportunities across the country. It currently has signing bonuses for sales professionals ($2,000), installation technicians ($1,500) and retail sales professionals ($2,000), plus hundreds more.
Local Transit Systems
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Transit companies across the country are in need of bus drivers. WeGo Public Transit in Nashville, Tennessee, offers a $1,000 to $2,000 bonus depending on qualifications.
A transit van driver position in Kansas City offers $500. And a bus driver position in Napa, California, comes with a $3,000 bonus.
Portland, Oregon’s public transit system, TriMet, currently offers $7,500 sign-on bonuses for bus drivers — no CDL required.
Local and State Governments
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Governments are also posting many positions with sign-on bonuses.
Glendale, Arizona, is offering a $2,000 bonus for a water services technician position. The state of Colorado will pay up to a $7,000 bonus for correctional officers. And Porter, Texas, is paying $2,000 bonuses for youth mental health specialists.
A bonus spot on our bonuses list: U.S. Army
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Though not a company, the U.S. Army is offering quite the incentive for new recruits.
In 2022, the Army announced it will pay up to $50,000 – its largest bonus ever – to recruits who qualify and sign on for a six-year active-duty enlistment.
The bonus package is based on a number of factors that include the selected career field, individual qualifications, length of the contract and the ship date for training.
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