starting salary

noun

: the salary people are paid when they start a job

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The new contract, which will stay in effect through 2027, gives entry-level ski patrollers and mountain safety employees a starting salary of $23 an hour, according to the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association, which represents 200 employees at the country's largest ski resort. —

Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025 The report also found that the median starting salary for an MBA graduate in the United States is $125,000, which is 25%-40% higher than graduates without an MBA. —

Cicely Jones, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Aaron Hernandez’s starting salary for the New England Patriots $540,000. —

Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2024 The National Association of Colleges and Employers analyzed the starting salaries for the class of 2022 and found that those who had a master’s degree in computer and information sciences enjoyed an average starting salary of $105,894. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for starting salary

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