NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it’s making a $1 billion investment to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers. Full-time employees, on average, will see their pay increase by $1,600 per year. Amazon also said it was lowering the cost of its entry health care plan to $5 per week and $5 for co-pays, starting next year. Walmart had announced in January 2023 that U.S. workers would get pay raises the following month, increasing starting wages to between $14 and $19 an hour. Starting wages had previously ranged between $12 and $18 an hour, depending on location.