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
Several of the justices supplemented their income with small salaries from teaching positions at various law schools.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Those figures are right in line with their upcoming 2026-27 salaries.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Jordan Clarkson may have signed with the Knicks on a minimum deal last summer, but that was on the buyout market, where the rest of his $14 million salary was covered by the Utah Jazz.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees.
—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Those figures are right in line with their upcoming 2026-27 salaries.
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John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Jordan Clarkson may have signed with the Knicks on a minimum deal last summer, but that was on the buyout market, where the rest of his $14 million salary was covered by the Utah Jazz.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for salary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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Interestingly, close to one-third of wage and salary workers also worked from home at least some of the time.
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Instead, compensation is distributed through milestones outlined in a legal contract before pregnancy begins, with additional reimbursements covering travel, childcare, lost wages and medical expenses that arise throughout the process.
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Several companies noted their CEO’s pay is tied to executive performance, whether through equity or bonuses tied to meeting certain milestones or goals.
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The ratings draw on data from millions of actual workers, in postings on LinkedIn, Indeed and other sites that illustrate patterns in pay, retention and advancement.
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The communication reportedly did not seek payment and included language expressing remorse, a detail experts say is unusual in genuine ransom demands.
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For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments.
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