starting salary

noun

: the salary people are paid when they start a job

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She was paid a starting salary of $367,500 to serve in Sasse’s cabinet as vice president of the school’s new K-12 Education and Pre-Bachelors program, and worked remotely from her home in Nashville. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 But the average starting salary for a first-year associate at a major law firm is more than $200,000. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Working for Diddy meant 80-100 hour weeks, ranging from four-to-six days, with a $75,000 starting salary. Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 21 June 2025 All of those graduates received job offers with an average starting salary of $75,000 per year, the company said. Justin Sherman, CBS News, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for starting salary

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“Starting salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20salary. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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