Has raised salaries for entry-level managers before a rule change that extends mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million U.S. Workers, in an attempt to shield itself from unpredictable additional costs for salaried employees. Wal-Mart raised salaries from $47,476 to $48,500 annually for employees including store management, spokesman Randy Hargrove said on Tuesday. The retailer did not break out the number of employees who received the raise. The new Obama administration rule, set to take effect Dec. 1, will require employers to pay overtime to salaried workers earning less than $47,500 a year, double the current threshold of $23,660. 'We think the starting rate of $48,500 a year.