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title: "Eater: Shake Shack Hikes Burger Prices to Increase Worker Wages"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ef3f0d6c-8ac5-4117-81ee-b30360f0fdd5
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/eater-shake-shack-hikes-burger-prices-to-increase-worker-wages-9073
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2017-01-05T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:13:56.937Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/94b7d2d8ded2fd12da9f5970abce8c3f187.jpg
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# Eater: Shake Shack Hikes Burger Prices to Increase Worker Wages

**TL;DR:** Shake Shack raises employee wages and prices menu items to reflect the increase. The burger chain has historically paid employees more than the state's minimum wage and is now raising wages further.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/eater-shake-shack-hikes-burger-prices-to-increase-worker-wages-9073).*

## Story

While the average wage of a fast food worker is less than $9.50 per hour, Shake Shack has historically paid employees more than the state’s minimum wage. And in the New Year, the burger chain is raising employees wages even further, resulting in a minimal increase in prices across the menu. According to Eater, this increase has led to a ShakeBurger costing more than $6 after tax, which it never has before.

“The moderate price increases reflect our continued commitment to lead with hospitality, pay above minimum wage, and provide our team with real career growth opportunities,” wrote Laura Enoch, a spokesperson for the company, in an email to Eater. Shake Shack employees also have access to health insurance, match 401K plans and other benefits.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- menu pricing (topic)
- Shake Shack (company)
- benefits (topic)
- worker wages (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/eater-shake-shack-hikes-burger-prices-to-increase-worker-wages-9073). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ef3f0d6c-8ac5-4117-81ee-b30360f0fdd5).