Sam Club Gas Prices (2024)

FAQs

Is a Sam's membership worth it just gas? ›

The basic membership is $50 a year. If you save, on average, about $0.10/gallon at Sam's Club Fuel stations, depending on your vehicle you can save around $73 a year. That more than makes up for the membership fee.

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According to Sam's Club's website, you can request to match another Sam's Club's pricing, but clearance or marked-down items won't be matched. Sam's Club does not price-match competitors.

Costco does not price match with other sellers. Costco does not price match Costco warehouse prices for Costco.com purchases. Costco.com prices take into account shipping and handling fees not applicable to warehouse purchases.

Gasoline sales at Costco make up about 10% – or $20 billion – of all sales. For Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale Club, it's about 9%. But what's the trick? How can gas prices be so much cheaper there?

While both Costco and Sam's Club offer unleaded, premium, and diesel fuels (here's how to know which you should be getting), only Costco offers Top Tier fuel. If you don't have a Costco membership, you can still find Top Tier gas at other stations. “Yes, Top Tier gas is worth the extra money,” CarFax reported.

Sam's Club wins for bulk purchases

You'll find a world of discounts at Sam's Club compared to big-box retailers like Walmart. But the true savings tend to arise in the context of bulk purchases. The quantity discounts you can get at Sam's Club are really hard to beat. Let's imagine your kids really love Kit Kats.

Best Days To Shop at Sam's Club: Tuesday and Wednesday

More than that, weekdays — especially Tuesdays and Wednesdays — are also when customers are more likely to find the best deals on fresh, high-quality food.

For one, it can be difficult to monitor prices from all of the competitor's in a market, making it difficult for retailers to know when they need to match prices. Additionally, it can also lead to price wars, where retailers are constantly lowering their prices to match those of their competitors.

Between rising inflation and regional price differences, prices will vary between stores, but our investigation found a clear winner. We compared identical or similar items between the two stores, and Sam's Club was cheaper on nearly all of the products.

Costco is a publicly traded company, while Sam's Club is a subsidiary of Walmart. Costco's membership fees are more expensive and the prices of basic products at Sam's Club are generally cheaper.

How much does Sam's Club pay compared to Costco? ›

To come up with an average nationwide hourly wage, ZipRecruiter included all employees -- those on the bottom of the wage ladder as well as those at the top. According to ZipRecruiter: Costco: Average hourly wage of $20.91/hour, or $43,493/year. Sam's Club: Average hourly wage of $19.31/hour, or $40,165/year.

If you spot a price tag ending in one cent, that product is on sale. But looking more closely at the bottom left corner of Sam's Club price tags can tell you a lot more.

You'll know you're filling up with the good stuff if you spot a small green sticker on the pump that says “TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline.” As of early 2022, the following stations sold Top Tier gasoline in the U.S.: 76, ARCO, Aloha, Beacon, Breakaway, CITGO, Cenex, Chevron, Conoco, Costco Wholesale, CountryMark, ...

If your gas tank holds 15 gallons and you fuel up once a week at one of the above locations with $0.14 to $0.25 in savings per gallon, you could save upwards of $100 a year, making this an easy “yes” to signing up for a Sam's Club membership since you'll more than earn back the cost for regular Club membership.

Yes—most of our fuel stations are restricted to “Members Only”, and you must have a valid Membership to purchase fuel.

Meet the Sam's Club Mastercard^®.

5% back on gas (on the first $6,000 per year, then 1%), 3% on Sam's Club purchases for Plus (1% back for Club), 3% on dining and 1% on other purchases.

Sam's Club Plus members can rack up to $500 in cash rewards

Plus members get 2% back in Sam's Cash on qualifying pre-tax purchases for up to $500 a year. So, if you spend at least $2,500 at Sam's Club in your first year, your Sam's Club Plus membership will pay for itself in full.