Emory Healthcare increases its minimum wage to $19 an hour for employees, setting the standard in Georgia

ATLANTA- At Emory Healthcare, employees encourage and inspire their colleagues while delivering exceptional care and support to patients and their families. They are the valued heartbeat of the organization, and their hard work is appreciated and recognized.

Effective Feb.1, Emory Healthcare will increase the organizational minimum wage to $19 an hour, an increase of $1.46. The change demonstrates a continued focus on uplifting its workforce, placing Emory Healthcare's minimum wage nearly $12 above the federal minimum wage.

"Our team works extremely hard to showcase their talents to improve lives and provide hope to those we serve," says Joon S. Lee, MD, executive vice president of Woodruff Health Sciences and CEO of Emory Healthcare. "We are proud to be a leader in setting a standard that contributes more than medicine, it's a commitment to community."

In the past two years, Emory Healthcare has invested more than $270 million through increased salaries, becoming the market-leader in the workplace.

"We are committed to a continued investment in our team members," says Rock Anderson, chief human resources officer for Emory Healthcare."As health care evolves, we want to ensure we remain at the frontline of care and innovation by recruiting and retaining the absolute best talent in order to provide quality care to our communities."

Other employee benefits include:

• Approximately $20 million over two years to maintain affordable health care, with no premium increases for 2026 benefits
• Improved paid time off including an enhanced accrual rate, bereavement leave and advanced holiday time
• Comprehensive evaluation of job grades and market trends on an annual review cycle used to compete, lead the market

Emory Healthcare employees will see their new, increased pay reflected in their Feb. 20 paychecks.