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 For a single adult without kids in Pittsburgh, an annual salary of about $46,258 would be a living wage. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Innovation rates are often 70% higher with inclusive design and helps ease costly turnover ranging from 50% to twice an employee’s annual salary. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Allocation money is a way to stretch a team’s salary cap and afford more expensive players who aren’t DPs. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 New York City's EMS needs to be competitive in salary as the department faces staffing struggles, FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore says. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salary
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  1. wage
  2. pay
  3. payment
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  • The district also provided only hourly wages for some employees and annual pay for others, hence the two separate pay columns in our database.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Over the course of 23 bargaining sessions, the union and district representatives have negotiated on class size, wages and Special Education resources, among 57 total proposals.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of wage
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  • The rise of the gig economy has reset expectations around pay, with workers like Uber drivers able to access their earnings as soon as a job is completed rather than waiting until the end of a shift, Brandman said.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Examples of financial situation changes include job loss, significant pay cuts, high out-of-pocket medical or dental costs, divorce or a family member becoming unemployed.
    — Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of pay
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  • However, Jaworski, who has donated plasma four times, says payment helps to ensure a sustainable supply of the raw material for lifesaving medicines.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Epic sued Apple after the iPhone maker removed Fortnite from the App Store, accusing the company of illegally controlling the way apps were distributed and payments were processed on iPhones.
    — Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
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