Sinclair Raises Minimum Hourly Wage To $15

Sinclair Broadcast Group today announced that its minimum hourly wage will increase to $15 for all applicable employees, effective Dec. 29. The increase will affect the wages of employees whose minimum wage was previously tied to state and federal mandates.

“At Sinclair, we recognize that we would be nothing without our hardworking and dedicated employees,” said Chris Ripley, Sinclair’s president and CEO. “This is why we continually work to improve our practices, policies and benefits. With this latest change, we hope to make a meaningful impact on the professional and personal lives of so many valuable members of our team.”

Sinclair has recently implemented additional employee-benefit actions that it says demonstrate its “commitment to social responsibility, employee satisfaction and further cements the company as a leader in the broadcast space, setting new benchmarks to advance and modernize the industry.”

These additional benefits include:

• Increasing the 401K company match.
• Reducing the waiting period for benefits to begin.
• Improving paid time off benefits.
• Maintaining and enhancing affordable health care.