pay rate

noun

: the amount of money workers are paid per hour, week, etc.

Examples of pay rate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last June, New York City announced a new minimum pay rate for food app delivery workers amid the rise in the use of services like Uber Eats and DoorDash since the pandemic. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 Labor proponents have argued that even $19 an hour isn’t enough to live in expensive L.A. and that the rapid jump in West Hollywood’s minimum wage came after years in which its pay rate trailed that of Los Angeles and neighboring cities. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023 Pursuant to that section, members' pay rate is set by a process established by federal law, and the 27th Amendment says any law to change their pay can't take effect until after the next congressional election. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023 The starting hourly pay rate doesn’t change whether the lookalike characters are Princess Tiana, Gamora, Cinderella, Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, Mulan or the Black Panther, according to the Disney Auditions website. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024 And New York recently passed a minimum pay rate for food delivery workers for app companies. Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023 Nissan told workers Monday the raise takes effect January 8, at which time all its US factory workers will move up to the top pay rate, ending a practice of paying newer workers less. Keith Naughton, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023 For a 12-year Boeing 787 captain, the Delta contract pay rate is $417.54 hourly. Ted Reed, Forbes, 17 July 2023 Among its proposals is a minimum pay rate for digital doubles, as well as union consent. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023

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“Pay rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20rate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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