Costco Keeps Employees Happy Amid Sales Boom

Costco may be a massive corporation, but the retail giant is bucking trends and reversing stereotypes. Ask most employees and they'll tell you, Costco is a great place to work.

Having a huge employer in town keeping workers happy is a big deal. Each Costco employs about 300 people per warehouse. Technically located in South San Francisco, the closest Costco to San Bruno is just blocks out of the city limits. 

According to the Huffington Post, a typical Costco worker made $45,000 in 2011. Sam's Club (Walmart's answer to Costco) pays its employees an average salary of $17,486 per year. A Target cashier, meanwhile, makes an average hourly wage of $8.07, GlassDoor.com reports. 

Not only is Costco leading the wage game, it is also blasting past the competition in financial success. Costco's profit increased 19 percent to $459 million last quarter. Meanwhile, Walmart and Target have both struggled in year-over-year sales with the latter lowering its "earnings forecast for the year...pushing the retailer's profits down 29 percent," the Huffington Post reported. 

While Costco pays far above minimum wage, CEO Craig Jelinek is on board with President Obama's proposal to raise that standard (used by Walmart and Target) to $10 per hour nationwide. 

The closest Costco to San Bruno is literally blocks from the city limits at 451 S Airport Blvd in South San Francisco.

Are you a Costco shopper? Would you consider working there? Do you prefer Walmart or Target? Tell us in the comments!