rate of pay

noun phrase

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

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Overtime rules in Michigan remain the same, requiring that employers pay nonexempt employees 1 ½ times their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a seven-day work week. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 The premium is the amount that exceeds your regular rate of pay for those overtime hours worked. — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025 The child welfare workers and the social service workers are both social workers and had received the same rate of pay prior to the equity increase in 2022. — Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 But this rate of pay often doesn't stretch far enough for workers near the bottom. — Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Rate of pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rate%20of%20pay. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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