base pay
noun
: a rate or amount of pay for a standard work period, job, or position exclusive of additional payments or allowances
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Payroll records show Farmer’s base pay in 2024 was $83,283, with roughly half that amount in overtime, bringing his total earnings for that year to $135,868.
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Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
That included $150,385 of base pay and $112,416 of overtime pay.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
To balance expenses and incentive impact, combine base pay, performance bonuses and non-cash perks.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Their base pay is now $15 an hour, which is the minimum wage in many states and cities.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
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Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
That included $150,385 of base pay and $112,416 of overtime pay.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
To balance expenses and incentive impact, combine base pay, performance bonuses and non-cash perks.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Their base pay is now $15 an hour, which is the minimum wage in many states and cities.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for base pay
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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