living wage
noun
1
: a subsistence wage
2
: a wage sufficient to provide the necessities and comforts essential to an acceptable standard of living
Examples of living wage in a Sentence
He was barely earning a living wage.
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California is tops in the nation for average teacher salary at $103,552; EPI sets a living wage in the state at $73,311.
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Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Another goal of Grove, which Stidham owns with three minority partners, is to pay employees a living wage.
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Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Additionally, the brand’s Living Wage Program, a supply chain initiative that assesses living wage benchmarks based on regional costs of living, continued with eight suppliers.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Living in sunny paradise, teaching less than 20 hours a week, being paid what might be considered a living wage, but only if your standards are low enough.
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Aimie K. Runyan,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Another goal of Grove, which Stidham owns with three minority partners, is to pay employees a living wage.
—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Additionally, the brand’s Living Wage Program, a supply chain initiative that assesses living wage benchmarks based on regional costs of living, continued with eight suppliers.
—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Living in sunny paradise, teaching less than 20 hours a week, being paid what might be considered a living wage, but only if your standards are low enough.
—
Aimie K. Runyan,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for living wage
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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20wage. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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