Dimon Defends JPMorgan’s Minimum Wage, Pointing to Low Pay Elsewhere

Jamie Dimon during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. on April 10, 2019.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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Jamie Dimon defended the wages of his bank’s lowest-paid employees after being criticized by a lawmaker earlier this week.

The chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest U.S. bank, pushed back on questions in a call with journalists, asking reporters from the New York Times and CNBC how much their publications pay entry-level workers and saying the banking industry likely pays more than the U.S. government.