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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Corrections officers at the facility were projected to earn a base salary of more than $120,000 a year, almost three times the base pay of correctional officers in the state’s prisons, which have been plagued by chronic understaffing.
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Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Timothy Connolly — with gross pay of $498,145 off a base pay of $194,382.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Bentley-Smith said the increases to executives’ base pay would cost $700,000.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Only 14% of employers offer higher base pay for AI-savvy workers, while 10% offer bonuses and 9% offer other types of long-term incentives, according to the report.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Timothy Connolly — with gross pay of $498,145 off a base pay of $194,382.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Bentley-Smith said the increases to executives’ base pay would cost $700,000.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Only 14% of employers offer higher base pay for AI-savvy workers, while 10% offer bonuses and 9% offer other types of long-term incentives, according to the report.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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