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
Mavromatis was hired as Beast Industries’ head of Instagram, at an annual salary of $100,000.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
In that role, which paid him a base salary of $150,000 in 2025, Foster is in charge of negotiating revenue-share agreements with players across all UW sports.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Yvette Matthews’ salary increased to $247,330 from $183,555 when she was promoted to assistant city manager.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The average salary for a SEIU Local 99 member is approximately $35,218, the lowest salary in the district and an income below the poverty level for a family of four.
—Madeline Armstrong, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
In that role, which paid him a base salary of $150,000 in 2025, Foster is in charge of negotiating revenue-share agreements with players across all UW sports.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Yvette Matthews’ salary increased to $247,330 from $183,555 when she was promoted to assistant city manager.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The average salary for a SEIU Local 99 member is approximately $35,218, the lowest salary in the district and an income below the poverty level for a family of four.
—Madeline Armstrong, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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Failing to win promotion in 2023-24, with such a significant wage budget, was a major disappointment for Leeds and Farke survived serious discussions at the top of the club about his potential sacking.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This cost is nominally shared between employers and employees, but workers bear the real burden through both paycheck deductions and forgone wages.—
Jordan Bruneau,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Asked about teacher funding, Shaw said teachers deserve good pay but that districts have problems with waste, fraud and abuse.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Home care workers deserve fair pay and humane conditions, but this bill doesn’t solve those problems.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In addition, records show that Smedley received an advance payment of $2,625 in 2018 of his stipend as a city council member that is normally paid quarterly.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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The plan would allow the charter NFL franchise to make special payments to taxing bodies in the northwest suburbs — known as Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT — rather than paying regular property taxes.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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