wage scale

noun

: a schedule of wage rates for related tasks

broadly : the general level of wages in an industry or region

Examples of wage scale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Until recently, remote animation artists and technicians working on the same projects as their Los Angeles counterparts did not receive the same wage scales, benefits or protections. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Speed and sustainability plays a role — these are massive humans colliding at full speed, after all — but what neither Goodell’s 2011 comment nor the NFLPA’s 1990s study could account for were the effects of the rookie wage scale. — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Rookies are on a wage scale with salaries assigned to the slotted value of their draft position. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026

East side has Trade Point Atlantic that will produce more higher wage scale jobs, thus no need for poverty at tax-payer expense. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wage scale

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
• fingernail
• martingale
• mesoscale
• microscale
• monorail
• nanoscale
• ponytail
• swallowtail
• wensleydale

Kids Definition

wage scale

noun

: a list of wage rates for related tasks

also : the general level of wages for an area or region