A Walmart cart in a parking lot
A Walmart cart in a parking lot
  • Earlier this year, Walmart announced a new store manager pay plan that tops out at $530,000.
  • Store manager Greg Harden told Bloomberg he "almost fainted" when he learned of it.
  • Walmart says better pay and benefits, plus better tech, have lowered turnover among store leadership.

Walmart made waves earlier this year when it announced it was upping pay for store managers, with some potentially able to earn up to $530,000.

"I almost fainted when I found out," said Greg Harden, a Supercenter manager in Texas told Bloomberg.