It also disclosed another number that shows how much it relies on an army of people moving physical merchandise around the world: $28,446.That's the median annual compensation of Amazon employees. Compare Amazon's median pay with Facebook Inc.'s $240,430.Just a reminder that this means half of Amazon's workers make more than $28,446, and half make less. The company doesn't have to disclose average pay, which would probably be skewed higher by the smaller number of Amazon's highly paid tech workers. In a statement, Amazon said its median pay figure includes people in more than 50 countries and part-time employees. Those people questioning the quality of Amazon's jobs just got a new data point for their critiques.This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg LP and its owners.

Source: Economic Times April 20, 2018 02:48 UTC