If you get promoted to a Deputy Store Manager, your hourly rate jumps to around £16.50, and the Store Managers can earn up to £75,000 a year with bonuses. That’s more than some MPs. Imagine: you could manage a shop full of bratwurst and still afford to vote Conservative. Jokes aside, Aldi’s starting salaries for graduate area managers hit £50,000 in the first year. That’s not an exaggeration—I saw it on the internet, and the internet never lies. Except about cats.
Aldi boosts pay for thousands of employees as hourly rate goes up to £
How Does It Compare to Other Gossip?
Aldi’s rivals? Let’s shame them gently. Asda pays about £11.44 for new starters. Sainsbury’s is around £11.75. Lidl, Aldi’s grumpy German cousin, starts at roughly £12.40 too, but they don’t pay for your breaks as generously. So if you value a paid 15-minute stare at the wall, Aldi wins. It’s the difference between having a nice sandwich or a slightly sad sandwich.
One more surprising fact: Aldi also gives you a 10% staff discount on your shopping. That means you can buy the cheap cheese more cheaply. And because Aldi’s prices are already low, you’re basically paying less than the cost of air. You’ll feel like a financial wizard every time you scan your own meal deal.
