Wal-Mart Facts
Using Wal-Mart's figures, a 'full-time' employee at 34 hours per week, making the Wal-Mart average wage of $10.86 per hour, will earn $19,200.48 per year. The federal government’s definition of poverty for a family of four in the contiguous United States is $21,200. [2008 Wal-Mart Employee Handbook; 2008 HHS Poverty Guidelines]