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IKEA, Gap, and eight more companies that pay higher than minimum wage

IKEA, Gap, and these eight companies pay entry-level employees more than the federal minimum wage. Can you guess which company pays the best? 

4. Costco

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Shoppers at the Costco store in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

Minimum hourly wage: $11.50

The starting minimum wage for employees at Costco, the members only warehouse club, is $11.50, according to the . But the average wage for hourly workers is $20.89. In addition to the high hourly wage, about 88 percent of employees have company-sponsored health insurance. If you want to work your way up the corporate ladder, Costco is a great place. Seventy percent of the company's warehouse managers started out as cashiers.

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