as in wage
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
signed a contract for a new job with a salary of $60,000 per year
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Recent Examples of salary
Residents have offered several suggestions for cuts, including reducing pensions, slashing commissioners' salaries in half, cutting the city manager's salary, eliminating staff redundancy, getting rid of take-home cars, and pausing park upgrades without public input.
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Ted Scouten, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Although the City Clerk did not provide official employment records, Dweck told the Herald his salary will be $170,000, a reduction from his current pay of more than $200,000 at the sheriff’s office.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
The average salary nationwide for a fiber technician is $57,818, according to ZipRecruiter.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Most of their income is from research fees, but each herald also receives an annual salary of £18 ($24) from the King.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
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Ted Scouten, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Although the City Clerk did not provide official employment records, Dweck told the Herald his salary will be $170,000, a reduction from his current pay of more than $200,000 at the sheriff’s office.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
The average salary nationwide for a fiber technician is $57,818, according to ZipRecruiter.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Most of their income is from research fees, but each herald also receives an annual salary of £18 ($24) from the King.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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As costs continue to outpace wages and retirement incomes, some homeowners are making a high-stakes calculation to go without insurance altogether.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Pausing the incentives also means temporarily suspending tax credit rules that require data center projects that claim the credits to enter into labor agreements before construction begins to set wages, benefits, and working conditions — a beneficial policy for unions.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Remember the legal brawl CEO Elon Musk faced over his $56 billion moonshot pay package at Tesla?—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Now, the election has led to accusations of an intricate web of connection between the Kemp and Dooley families, and potential pay-to-play politics dating back to Kemp's first days in the state house.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Since then, Jackson’s companies have received more than $1 billion in payments from state agencies, according to analyses of government records.—
Shannon McCaffrey,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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Talanoa Ili, a top-100 recruit in the Trojans’ vaunted 2026 class, joins Stanford quarterback Charlie Mirer as one of two lead plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit that takes aim at the system implemented since the settlement ushered in a new era of direct payment from universities to athletes.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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