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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Imagine that your parents could age with dignity in their home, with a care worker paid a living wage.
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Dawn Huckelbridge, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
But in 2019, nearly four in 10 county warehouse workers made less than a living wage, or the amount necessary to avoid chronic and severe housing and food insecurity, according to an analysis by the UC Merced Community and Labor Center.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
At the same time, the study found, only 10 of those 200 companies have made public statements in support of paying a living wage.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
All current stadium workers could keep their jobs and receive a living wage, under that proposal.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Supporters of the measure say that councilmembers need a living wage, and deserve a higher salary.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
The workers who walked out today see their fight as part of a broader struggle that’s been waged by US auto workers, UPS drivers, Hollywood writers and actors, and others to protect living wage jobs from corporate greed.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
There used to be no minimum stipend required for residents; as of this year, the state requires at least $20,000, which is still not enough both to cover the residents’ tuition costs and to pay them a living wage.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
For years, labor groups like One Fair Wage have contended that the practice denies many employees a living wage and leaves them reliant on customers’ willingness to tip.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Dawn Huckelbridge, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
But in 2019, nearly four in 10 county warehouse workers made less than a living wage, or the amount necessary to avoid chronic and severe housing and food insecurity, according to an analysis by the UC Merced Community and Labor Center.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
At the same time, the study found, only 10 of those 200 companies have made public statements in support of paying a living wage.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
All current stadium workers could keep their jobs and receive a living wage, under that proposal.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Supporters of the measure say that councilmembers need a living wage, and deserve a higher salary.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
The workers who walked out today see their fight as part of a broader struggle that’s been waged by US auto workers, UPS drivers, Hollywood writers and actors, and others to protect living wage jobs from corporate greed.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
There used to be no minimum stipend required for residents; as of this year, the state requires at least $20,000, which is still not enough both to cover the residents’ tuition costs and to pay them a living wage.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
For years, labor groups like One Fair Wage have contended that the practice denies many employees a living wage and leaves them reliant on customers’ willingness to tip.
—Priya Krishna, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20wage. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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