Gross earnings for a Casey's team member at four rates| Hours a week | At $12 an hour | At $14 an hour | At $15.99 an hour | At $17.37 an hour |
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| 24 hours | $288 | $336 | $384 | $417 |
| 32 hours | $384 | $448 | $512 | $556 |
| 38 hours | $456 | $532 | $608 | $660 |
| 38 hours, annualized over 52 weeks | $23,712 | $27,664 | $31,616 | $34,320 |
Stock in the match is the part worth understanding. A match made in company stock means the retirement value moves with the share price.
Eligibility rules matter here, so confirm how many hours a week the store counts as full-time before you compare offers.
What benefits do Casey's team members get?
Casey's benefits are unusually strong for a convenience chain, and the headline is a retirement match paid in company stock. The 2026 quarterly filing describes a 6 percent match made in Company stock for eligible team members, plus performance-based compensation opportunities for certain full-time staff.
PayScale's benefit data puts paid holidays and vacation at the top of the list, followed by the 401(k), free drinks, paid sick leave, and food discounts. A 2026 sustainability report adds Prosper Wise financial planning support for team members and their immediate family.
The Team Member Support Fund is the piece that rarely shows up on a payroll stub. The filing names it directly, alongside the retirement plan, as part of the package offered to hourly staff.
Casey's benefits for hourly team members, 2026| Benefit | Who qualifies | What to know |
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| 401(k) with 6 percent stock match | Eligible team members | Match is made in Company stock |
| Performance-based compensation | Certain full-time team members | Depends on store results |
| Team Member Support Fund | Hourly team members | Company-funded help in emergencies |
| Prosper Wise financial planning | Team members and immediate family | Financial coaching benefit |
| Paid holidays, vacation, sick leave | Reported by employees | Terms vary by role |
| Free drinks and food discounts | Store team members | Highly rated by employees |
Bonuses are not guaranteed income, so treat them as a top-up on the hourly rate rather than as part of the offer.
Assistant managers sit close enough to the store team to see how much the bonus design depends on sales goals.
Does Casey's pay bonuses to hourly team members?
Casey's runs separate bonus programs for managers, and it now runs one for kitchen managers too. The 2026 sustainability report describes a kitchen manager bonus program, introduced in 2025, that pays quarterly when sales goals are met.
PayScale's bonus data shows a company average of $533, with convenience store managers at about $5,000, assistant store managers at $102, and cashiers at $100.
That gap is the point of the structure. Hourly bonuses are small and occasional, so the route to meaningful bonus income runs through promotion into shift lead and management.
Eligible team members also build retirement value through the stock match, which ties part of the benefit to how the company performs rather than to a flat hourly rate.
The convenience category divides cleanly by ownership. Chains with a single employer can publish one band, while franchise systems let each operator set its own.
Wawa's overnight differential and 7-Eleven's fuel discount are worth real money over a year, so a lower hourly rate does not always mean a worse offer.
Hourly retail pay is easier to compare when you put the benefits on the same page as the rate.
How does Casey's pay compare with QuikTrip, Wawa, and 7-Eleven?
Casey's pays slightly more than most convenience chains and considerably more than a dollar store. QuikTrip team members report $13.50 to $16.82 an hour, Wawa customer service associates $15.32 to $19.25, and 7-Eleven sales associates $11.55 to $17.00.
The gap widens on benefits. QuikTrip opens its benefits plan to part-time employees at their one-year anniversary, and 7-Eleven postings list a $0.15 per gallon fuel discount, while Casey's leads with a 6 percent stock match and a support fund for hourly workers.
Against a dollar store the difference is stark. Dollar General cashiers are reported at $8 to $11 an hour and Family Dollar at $12.93, which is a market Casey's does not compete in but is regularly compared with.
Growth changes the hiring map. Eighty new units and fifty remodels mean more store manager openings and a steady internal pipeline for team members.
What does the Casey's business look like in 2026?
Casey's joined the S&P 500 in April 2026 and closed fiscal 2026 as the end of a three-year strategic plan. The company also completed the largest acquisition in its history, Fikes Wholesale, for $1.145 billion in cash, which added 198 CEFCO stores and a Texas footprint.
In fiscal 2026 the company built and acquired 80 units and remodeled roughly 50 CEFCO stores into the Casey's format, ending the year with more than 2,900 stores in 19 states.
The workforce is majority part-time. The April 2026 filing lists 23,490 full-time and 26,358 part-time team members, and about 94 percent of them work in stores, with the rest in field management, distribution centers, driving, and the support center.
Casey's company snapshot for 2026| Measure | Figure | Source |
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| Stores | More than 2,900 in 19 states | 2026 annual report |
| Team members | 23,490 full-time, 26,358 part-time | April 2026 quarterly filing |
| Store share of workforce | About 94 percent | April 2026 quarterly filing |
| Units built and acquired in FY2026 | 80 | 2026 annual report |
| Largest acquisition | Fikes Wholesale, $1.145 billion | 2026 annual report |
| Index membership | S&P 500, joined April 2026 | 2026 annual report |
The clearest way to raise the Casey's store associate hourly pay rate is to move into kitchen work or a shift lead role, where the band starts higher.
Interview questions at these stores tend to be about hours and reliability rather than sales experience.
How do you get hired at Casey's, and what comes next?
Apply for a team member role at the store near you and expect a fast, practical interview built around availability. The progression path runs team member, shift lead, assistant manager, and then store manager.
Kitchen roles pay more and can open up quickly in some markets, since a kitchen manager can move as high as $21 an hour on the hourly band.
Ask two questions at the interview. How the store's band is set, and whether the role is full-time or part-time, because full-time status changes both the overtime pattern and the bonus eligibility.
Ask about the store's band in dollars rather than percentages, because each location sets its own rate within the published range.
Finally, check the bonus calendar for the role you are offered, since kitchen and store bonuses follow sales cycles rather than a flat schedule.
Next steps
Compare the band for the role and the market you are in, and ask about the bonus programs before you sign.
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