Examples of wage earner in a Sentence
Most wage earners were not affected by the income tax increase.
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To avoid being cost-burdened, a minimum-wage earner in Miami would have to work more than 100 hours a week.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Yes, two median-wage earners in the Golden State – that’s pay totaling $89,200 – would see house payments eat up 39% of their income at 0%.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
And this distinction between the living and dead elements of production applies as much to the work of plantation slaves as to that of wage earners.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
At the same time, average wage earners were forced out of the new car market.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Yes, two median-wage earners in the Golden State – that’s pay totaling $89,200 – would see house payments eat up 39% of their income at 0%.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
And this distinction between the living and dead elements of production applies as much to the work of plantation slaves as to that of wage earners.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
At the same time, average wage earners were forced out of the new car market.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wage earner
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“Wage earner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage%20earner. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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