starting salary

noun

: the salary people are paid when they start a job

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His starting salary will be $383,111. Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 7 June 2026 The average starting salary is closer to $56,000. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 The actual starting salary for a teacher is about $46,500, Clever reports. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2026 While Lopez will be making $25,000 less than his predecessor, his starting salary is $80,000 higher than Morales’ when he was first named chief. Miami Herald, 29 May 2026 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 17 Jun. 2026.

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