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

The piece of legislation at the core of this deep cut in MARTA’s history was the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931, which established wage scales and protections for workers involved in public projects. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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

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