salary

noun

ˈsal-rē How to pronounce salary (audio)
Definition of salarynext
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 But some, including local resident and homemaker Chie Fujita, took issue with the mayor receiving her full salary while on leave. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 July 2026 Studnicky says for those making a modest salary, renting is their best bet. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2026 And John, after falling out with his boss and not finding anything good in Seoul, had just been rehired at his old office in Sydney, albeit with a demotion and a lower salary. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026 About 50 workers made about half of their salaries in overtime, with one social worker earning $125,775 in overtime — more than doubling her salary. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for salary
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  1. wage
  2. pay
  3. payment
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  • That would include legally-binding requirements outlining hiring, wages, safety protocols and environmental protections that would benefit residents locally.
    — Sofi Zeman July 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • Rising costs across the produce supply chain Growing everything from strawberries to collard greens is labor intensive, and for many years, worker shortages have compelled farms to hike wages.
    — Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Definition of wage
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  • Some hospitality workers may have been asked to work longer hours during the games for higher pay – but that wouldn’t show up meaningfully in the jobs report.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • According to Bloomberg, citing Insurify, the average annual premium reached $8,292 last year, roughly four times what homeowners in New York pay, and costs are expected to keep climbing.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 July 2026
Definition of pay
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  • For example, a small business owner could ask Claude to create a revenue summary or to flag any unusual activity using data from popular payment solutions like Stripe.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
  • These issues absolutely demand primary care payment reform and reprioritization.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
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