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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Besides her base pay, the 22-year-old has also signed a slew of endorsements, including Raising Cane’s, Topps, Airbnb, Tampax and Beats by Dre.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Top-scale longshore workers earn a base pay of $39 an hour.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
With the exception of The Athletic, the company does not offer breakouts of how many of its total subscriber base pay for specific products.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Employers could view this situation as an opportunity to offer lower base pay in exchange for opportunities for tax-free overtime.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Top-scale longshore workers earn a base pay of $39 an hour.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
With the exception of The Athletic, the company does not offer breakouts of how many of its total subscriber base pay for specific products.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
Employers could view this situation as an opportunity to offer lower base pay in exchange for opportunities for tax-free overtime.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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