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
More than a third of California teachers surveyed by Education Week said their salaries were better or about the same as those of their family members and friends.
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Diana Lambert, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Evanston publishes easily accessible comprehensive financial information on its website, including bills lists, debt information and salaries.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
White has delivered, and based on a recent review of the salaries of SEC basketball coaches, his success is more than commensurate to his rank on the league coaches’ pay scale.
—Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Each year, the Observer updates its public pay database with the salaries for all CMS employees.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The groups noted that cities and counties have been approving salaries based on the assumption that benefit cost would remain consistent with PEPRA law.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Six-figure salaries were still common for officers and their relatives, as were fine dining, stays in posh hotels and expensive hunting retreats.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
From her perspective, the individuals responsible for shaping the next generation are often working within financial constraints that extend well beyond their salaries.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Also has base salaries if $18 mil and $21 mil next two years.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Diana Lambert, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Evanston publishes easily accessible comprehensive financial information on its website, including bills lists, debt information and salaries.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
White has delivered, and based on a recent review of the salaries of SEC basketball coaches, his success is more than commensurate to his rank on the league coaches’ pay scale.
—Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Each year, the Observer updates its public pay database with the salaries for all CMS employees.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The groups noted that cities and counties have been approving salaries based on the assumption that benefit cost would remain consistent with PEPRA law.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Six-figure salaries were still common for officers and their relatives, as were fine dining, stays in posh hotels and expensive hunting retreats.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
From her perspective, the individuals responsible for shaping the next generation are often working within financial constraints that extend well beyond their salaries.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Also has base salaries if $18 mil and $21 mil next two years.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salaries
Noun
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The department eventually helped a hundred and sixty-one workers recover on average roughly three thousand dollars in wages each.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Major concessions packages in the 2010s froze wages and weakened health and retirement benefits.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Data centers have already been targeted, causing banking, payments, enterprise and consumer services to experience outages.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The criminal case against Smartmatic and its employees stems from payments between 2015 and 2018 that were claimed to have been made to obtain a contract with the Philippine government to help run that country's 2016 presidential election.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lower doses also mean lower spending — both for the patient (who is responsible for co-pays) and CMS.—
Mark J. Ratain,
STAT,
3 Mar. 2026
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That’s why the insurance marketplace to ensure there were no co-pays on routine office visits, age-appropriate health screenings or vaccines.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Salaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salaries. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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