wage scale
noun
: a schedule of wage rates for related tasks
broadly
: the general level of wages in an industry or region
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It got rid of the lowest tier of its wage scale, and agreed to give workers a 25% salary bump over four years as part of its agreement with the United Auto Workers union in 2023.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Jump up the wage scale to the 90th percentile and California’s $123,500 wage at these top-shelf positions translates to 28% of pay going toward the state’s median house payment.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Collective bargaining with a union enables the NFL and its teams to negotiate economic restraints that become exempt from antitrust scrutiny, including a rookie wage scale and a salary cap.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The total value of the contract for the top pick on the 2025-26 rookie wage scale is in the range of $62.7 million, with a first-year salary of about $13.8 million, according to Spotrac.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
Jump up the wage scale to the 90th percentile and California’s $123,500 wage at these top-shelf positions translates to 28% of pay going toward the state’s median house payment.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Collective bargaining with a union enables the NFL and its teams to negotiate economic restraints that become exempt from antitrust scrutiny, including a rookie wage scale and a salary cap.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The total value of the contract for the top pick on the 2025-26 rookie wage scale is in the range of $62.7 million, with a first-year salary of about $13.8 million, according to Spotrac.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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“Wage scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage%20scale. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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