Toyota employees are getting a raise, right after the United Auto Workers secured some of the largest wage increases in automotive history.

On Tuesday, the Japanese auto manufacturing giant announced it will lift pay for its North American employees, who are not unionized, to remain competitive in the auto market.

Pay is rising $2.94 for production workers and $3.70 for skilled trades workers, bringing maximum hourly pay up about 9% to $34.80 for production staff and $42.20 for skilled workers, according to a Labor Notes report. 

“We value our employees and their contributions, and we show it by offering robust compensation packages that we continually review to ensure that we remain competitive within the automotive industry,” Chris Reynolds, executive vice president of corporate resources for Toyota North America Chris Reynolds, said in a statement.

The pay increases come after UAW secured tentative contract deals with the Big Three Detroit automakers: Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, maker of Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge. All three automakers agreed to 25% pay increases for their unionized workers.

During the six-week strike, UAW President Shawn Fain said the union will try to unionize major nonunion automakers such as Toyota, Tesla and Mercedes.

• Vaughn Cockayne can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.