News Hobby Lobby raises minimum wage to $18.50 an hour for full-time workers starting Jan. 1 December 14, 2021December 15, 2021Kelly Tyko, USA TODAYComments Off on Hobby Lobby raises minimum wage to $18.50 an hour for full-time workers starting Jan. 1 Hobby Lobby is raising its minimum full-time hourly wage to $18.50 starting in January 2022. The arts-and-crafts chain last raised pay October 2020.