Thesaurus results for SALARIES

salaries

noun

plural of salary

as in wages

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 salaries Court documents detail how the defendants paid themselves seven-figure salaries and falsified records, including issuing duplicate cattle ID tags and altering sales dates to evade cease and desist orders from Arizona and North Dakota regulators. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026 It is not known how much Pochettino will earn at United, as typically European soccer teams do not disclose the salaries of coaches and players. — Charles Odum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026 Even their meager salaries were routinely stolen by officials a rung or two above them. — Anthony W. Gambino, Time, 13 Nov. 2026 Among the major outlets, Apple is seen as the most competitive with salaries, with HBO and Amazon in the mix too. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026 The pay structure changed at the completion of the draft, and the military is now paid near civilian salaries. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026 There was apparently no money left for fuel, provisions, or crew salaries. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026 All of that said, getting salaries with Porzingis to match likely would require hampering the Heat rotation elsewhere. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 That tax money goes toward boosting teacher salaries and ensuring security in public schools. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

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Its Office of Health Care Affordability sets enforceable cost‑growth targets for the whole sector and for individual organizations, with fines beginning in 2028 and a goal of holding growth near 3%, in line with wages.

— Paul Markovich, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
What readers are saying The comments reflect skepticism and frustration about the feasibility of saving a year's worth of expenses, especially given the current economic challenges such as low wages, high living costs, and job market difficulties.

— Maurie Backman, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

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GoCardless hires graduates from any discipline but still encourages them to qualify as accountants and pays for the exams.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
This is a limit on the total cost-sharing consumers pay during the year — including co-pays, co-insurance and deductibles.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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