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
Not only that, but Larnach’s salary would account for a little more than 4 percent of the Twins’ entire $101 million payroll.
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 May 2026
And former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa questioned Becerra’s role in a corruption scandal involving a former aide who pleaded guilty to siphoning funds from Becerra’s dormant campaign account to pad his salary.
—Ben Paviour
may 6, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Cable’s biggest names still command premium salaries, especially in primetime, but fewer hosts are landing those legacy-sized deals.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The one-year contract is more than five times Collier's salary the previous year.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 6 May 2026
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Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 May 2026
And former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa questioned Becerra’s role in a corruption scandal involving a former aide who pleaded guilty to siphoning funds from Becerra’s dormant campaign account to pad his salary.
—Ben Paviour
may 6, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Cable’s biggest names still command premium salaries, especially in primetime, but fewer hosts are landing those legacy-sized deals.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
The one-year contract is more than five times Collier's salary the previous year.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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He was also revered as a civil rights activist pushing for quality healthcare, women’s rights, living wages, racial and immigrant justice, and gender and LGBTQ equality.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Foley, who was previously mayor in Costa Mesa, said her constituents face a host of challenges, including the rising costs of living and subpar wages for caregivers.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Agents, forced to work without pay, called in sick; security lines metastasized, sometimes snaking out to the curb.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Alden, who will receive a starting salary of $245,086 and benefits worth $104,000, is taking a slight pay cut to come to Marin.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Gray added that both players agreed to lose the game in exchange for $10,000 to $15,000 in payments each.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the coming years, a smaller share of Americans will work and a larger share will require Social Security payments, Medicare, disability-insurance coverage, and long-term care.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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