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Recent Examples of living wage
According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s living wage calculator, a living wage for one person living on their own is $23.18 an hour, or $48,214 a year.
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Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
Every hard-working American deserves a living wage that helps put a roof over their head and food on the table–$7.25 an hour doesn't even come close.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Its economy has grown at more than 6% annually for many years, in part thanks to a burgeoning garment industry that has provided millions with a living wage and made women more independent.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Carbon emissions, circularity, diversity, living wages, ethical sourcing—social and environmental topics like these are shaping society and the future of business.
—Sarah Jefferson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Daniel Schrager, Idaho Statesman, 14 Mar. 2025
Every hard-working American deserves a living wage that helps put a roof over their head and food on the table–$7.25 an hour doesn't even come close.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Its economy has grown at more than 6% annually for many years, in part thanks to a burgeoning garment industry that has provided millions with a living wage and made women more independent.
—Bymartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Carbon emissions, circularity, diversity, living wages, ethical sourcing—social and environmental topics like these are shaping society and the future of business.
—Sarah Jefferson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for living wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for living wage
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Other factors, like a federal minimum wage of $7.50 that has not changed since 2009 and a private healthcare system, also likely contributed to its low ranking.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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In May, the council passed an ordinance to raise the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers to $30 per hour — higher than the city’s minimum wage — with Park, Rodriguez and Councilmember John Lee voting against it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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Veronica hands Flavia the pay envelope.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2021
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The men who built the ships of the U.S. Navy men like Charles Fort of Dundalk and William Hooper of White Marsh had the satisfaction of doing a job right, of contributing to the nation's defense and of bringing home to their eastern Baltimore County communities a regular pay envelope.—
Jacques Kelly,
baltimoresun.com,
9 Aug. 2021
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“Living wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/living%20wage. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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