NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – More than 37,000 Walmart employees in Tennessee, including over 9,000 in Middle Tennessee alone, will see a raise on their paychecks Thursday.

Associates who were hired before January 1 of this year will now make $10 per hour.

Employees who make more than $10 an hour will receive their annual pay raise immediately instead of waiting until their work anniversary date.

Walmart has 148 retailers across the state of Tennessee, including 5 in Clarksville.