Thesaurus results for SALARY

salary

noun

ˈsal-rē

as in wage

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services signed a contract for a new job with a salary of $60,000 per year

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Recent Examples of salary The school met all the District of Columbia regulations and the teachers' salaries were paid for by the Kennedy family and the other parents. —

Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025 Their current salary is considered to be typical for South Bay city leaders. —

Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 The Astros are reportedly interested in salary relief, so any trade with the Cubs is likely to fetch a minor leaguer or cash considerations in return. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 The salary cap ceiling is expected to rise, possibly substantially, over the next couple of seasons. —

Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for salary

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Noun

While La Liga, the Bundesliga, and Serie A have a reasonably wealthy sub-elite outside the superclubs, who can afford to offer some players significant wages, French clubs lack that flexibility.

— Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Over the past 45 years, the U.S. economy has doubled in size and American workers have grown 81% more productive while their wages have only grown 29%, according to the Economic Policy Institute .

— Adam Chandler, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025