OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Hobby Lobby is raising its minimum wage to $17 an hour for its full-time employees beginning next month.Hobby Lobby Founder and CEO David Green said in a statement that the pay increase will take effect on Oct.
1 ahead of the holiday season.“We have always worked hard to be a retail leader when it comes to taking care of our people,” Green said in the statement. “Because this year has presented so many challenges to our employees, we are very happy that we are able to provide pay increases to thousands of our associates before the Christmas season.”A Hobby Lobby store is pictured on April 3, 2020 in Lakewood, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Hobby Lobby said it has raised minimum wages 10 times over.