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Starbucks Sets Barista Bonuses, New Tipping Options and Weekly Pay to Lift Store Performance

The plan ties earnings to customer-service targets to accelerate the turnaround.

Starbucks will offer up to $1,200 in bonuses each year and expanded tipping options for its U.S. hourly workers as the company pours $500 million into a turnaround effort.
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Overview

  • Starbucks, which announced the changes Thursday, will start rolling them out in July 2026 with first bonus payouts in the fall and weekly pay beginning in August.
  • Baristas and shift supervisors can earn up to $300 per quarter, or $1,200 a year, when their stores hit sales, operations and customer-service goals.
  • Customers will be able to tip through Mobile Order & Pay and when using Scan & Pay at the register, which the company says could raise eligible take-home pay by about 5% to 8% when combined with bonuses.
  • Roughly 5% of U.S. stores are unionized, and those locations must bargain over the new program before it applies, with negotiations with Starbucks Workers United reported as stalled for more than a year.
  • The incentives are part of CEO Brian Niccol’s Back to Starbucks effort, which the company says follows more than $500 million invested in added hours and has coincided with rising traffic and 4% same‑store sales growth in the latest quarter.