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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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.
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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
Last year Friedman, with the legislators’ base pay of $73,655, was paid an additional $102,340 for chairing one committee and vice chairing another for a total of $175,995.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
The pay boost includes higher stock grants and annual bonuses, with the latter reaching 100% of base pay.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
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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
Last year Friedman, with the legislators’ base pay of $73,655, was paid an additional $102,340 for chairing one committee and vice chairing another for a total of $175,995.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
The pay boost includes higher stock grants and annual bonuses, with the latter reaching 100% of base pay.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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