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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For 2024, The Bee excluded from the analysis about 4,000 correctional sergeants and lieutenants — classified as supervisors — who made no base pay but appeared to receive a large payout under a court settlement.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For last year, Sarandos saw base pay of $3 million, unchanged, but received stock awards valued at $42.7 million, option awards worth $2.25 million and non-equity incentive plan compensation (like a cash bonus) of $12 million, according to a proxy statement filed with the SEC.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Burns, who had four seasons left on his deal when he was fired, was due to make $495,000 in base pay — plus the $50,000 in media fees — this calendar year.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
In July, Disney negotiated an agreement with Master Services — Disneyland’s largest union representing more than 13,000 cast members who work in attractions, custodial and merchandise — that raised base pay to $24 per hour.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For last year, Sarandos saw base pay of $3 million, unchanged, but received stock awards valued at $42.7 million, option awards worth $2.25 million and non-equity incentive plan compensation (like a cash bonus) of $12 million, according to a proxy statement filed with the SEC.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Burns, who had four seasons left on his deal when he was fired, was due to make $495,000 in base pay — plus the $50,000 in media fees — this calendar year.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
In July, Disney negotiated an agreement with Master Services — Disneyland’s largest union representing more than 13,000 cast members who work in attractions, custodial and merchandise — that raised base pay to $24 per hour.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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