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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Getting the extra $55 in jump pay on top of PFC base pay of $137.70 helped keep families alive in South Chicago or on the Mississippi Delta.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
In addition, the Jets guaranteed $1.75 million of Lazard’s base pay and voided the final year of his contract.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
For Calle, the underlying problem that must be solved is low base pay.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
In November, Arizona voters rejected a proposal backed by restaurants that would have slashed tip earners’ base pay once gratuities brought their overall hourly income to at least $2 more than the state minimum wage.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 July 2025
In addition, the Jets guaranteed $1.75 million of Lazard’s base pay and voided the final year of his contract.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
For Calle, the underlying problem that must be solved is low base pay.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
In November, Arizona voters rejected a proposal backed by restaurants that would have slashed tip earners’ base pay once gratuities brought their overall hourly income to at least $2 more than the state minimum wage.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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