ToplineStarbucks is now offering its baristas more financial incentives—changing to a weekly pay schedule, giving customers more ways to tip and offering baristas up to $1,200 in annual bonuses for meeting performance, sales and customer service goals, the company announced Thursday.Baristas make drinks at a Starbucks in Augusta, Georgia.Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesKey FactsStarbucks baristas will now have the opportunity to earn up to $300 in bonuses every quarter when their location “meets and succeeds” metrics for sales, operations and customer service—potentially earning baristas an extra $1,200 per year.The new program will begin in July, a letter to employees from Starbucks chief operating officer Mike Grams and chief partner officer Sara Kelly said, and baristas will see their first bonuses in Fall 2026.The new program will also be subject to collective bargaining at unionized Starbucks coffee shops—about 5% of locations.The company will also shift to a weekly payment schedule for all baristas beginning in August—up from the previous twice per month pay schedule.The company is also touting “expanded” tipping options, including giving customers the opportunity to tip on mobile orders when paying with credit or debit cards.Key BackgroundStarbucks said the new barista incentives were a way for employees to share in the success of the company’s “Back to Starbucks” initiative, a $1 billion restructuring effort the company embarked upon last year that involved closing hundreds of stores in North America. At an earnings call in January, Starbucks reported sales increase of 4% from the previous year. CEO Brian Niccol, who spearheaded the restructuring after joining the company in 2024, said the effort was “ahead of schedule,” but still acknowledged the company was in a turnaround phase.