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PROUDLY SERVING THE BEST BENEFITS FOR HOURLY RETAIL WORK

Starbucks is proud to offer a wide range of benefits that allow our partners to choose the plans and programs that best support their individual needs and goals.

Benefits provided to all eligible part- and full-time partners include comprehensive health coverage, annual Bean Stock grants, vacation accrual, retirement savings matching, Lyra for mental health, commuter benefits, Spotify Premium, paid parental leave, fertility benefits – and more. 

Bean stock

Yearly grant of restricted stock units, which vest over two years

Future roast 401k

Starbucks will match 100% of the first 5% you contribute each pay period (regardless of whether the contribution is 401(k) pre-tax, Roth after-tax or a combination of both)

Starbucks College Achievement Plan

To further support career mobility, we’re building on our stack of education benefits that support the choices partners want to make in their career path, at Starbucks and beyond. Building on our full academic tuition offerings available through Arizona State University, we are expanding upskilling opportunities to provide more options for career mobility pathways like credentials and certification programming through what will be our new Starbucks Academy.

Family Expansion Reimbursement

Financial assistance for partners who are growing their families through adoption, surrogacy or intrauterine insemination (IUI). Up to $40,000 per partner

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with choices for you, your spouse or domestic partner and children

Name and gender marker change support

Access to advisory services and reimbursement up to $500, through the National Center for Transgender Equality, for eligible costs associated with changes to state and United States federal identification.

Mental Health Benefit

Free mental health therapy for you, your spouse or domestic partner and children

Paid Parental Leave

Paid leave for birth and non-birth parents

Partner and Family Sick Time

Paid sick time to care for you and your family

Student Loan Resources

Access to resources to help better manage student debt

Incentivized Savings Program

Incentivized savings plan for short-term goals and unplanned financial challenges

DACA Fee Reimbursement

Reimbursement for government mandated DACA renewal fees

Giving Match

Starbucks matches up to $1,000 per year in volunteer hours and financial donations to qualified non-profit organizations

Time Off

Retail hourly partners begin to accrue vacation based on actual hours worked. Starting February 2024, hourly retail partners will accrue paid vacation beginning just 90-days after hire.

Learn more about our Benefits

Every effort has been made to communicate this benefit information clearly and in easily understandable terms. If there is any discrepancy between the information set forth above and the legal plan and trust documents, the terms of the legal plan and trust documents always govern. Starbucks must also reserve the right to amend or terminate any benefit Plan referred to herein in accordance with its terms.

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Starbucks is committed to the success of our partners. Every eligible U.S. partner working part- or full-time receives 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program. Partners are empowered to choose from more than 100 diverse undergraduate degree programs, and have our support every step of the way – from a pathway to admission to their graduation day.

This year we are celebrating more than 13,000 graduates! Introduced in June 2014, the Starbucks College Achievement Plan (SCAP) is a first-of-its-kind partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) that creates opportunity for all eligible U.S. partners (employees) to earn their first-time bachelor’s degree through ASU’s top-ranked online degree program with 100% upfront tuition coverage. Read more

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The company recognizes changes to wages, benefits, and/or terms and conditions may not be unilaterally implemented for partners in stores with organizing underway and may be subject to collective bargaining in good faith for partners in stores with certified union representation. 

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