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
Members of the British royal family don’t receive a traditional salary.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
In Moore's experience, her single-income salary has been just over the threshold to qualify.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Saldaña's salary for the Avatar films has not been confirmed.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The top 100 would have included even more NBA players, except their 2024-25 salaries were dinged by the league’s escrow system, which is used to ensure the proper revenue split as laid out in the collective bargaining agreement between players and the league.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
In Moore's experience, her single-income salary has been just over the threshold to qualify.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Saldaña's salary for the Avatar films has not been confirmed.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The top 100 would have included even more NBA players, except their 2024-25 salaries were dinged by the league’s escrow system, which is used to ensure the proper revenue split as laid out in the collective bargaining agreement between players and the league.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salary
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Federal law only protects workers from being fired for having their wages garnished for one debt.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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Denver officials are encouraging businesses and workers to contact Denver Labor with questions about the minimum wage and to report wage theft and other violations of worker protections.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Aside from competitive pay, the job’s perks include fully remote work.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The pension pay has now been added to that legal demand.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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According to the filing, Pepsi allegedly reinforced that gap by offering Walmart promotional payments, allowances and data-sharing services that were not extended to other retailers.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The reduced monthly payments can improve affordability for a period until home prices adjust in response to changes in the rates.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salary. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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