Synonyms of wage

wage

noun

ˈwāj 

as in salary

often wages plural the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

the wage you earn is more than enough to support us comfortably

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salary
• payment
• pay
• paycheck
• stipend
• emolument
• pay envelope
• hire
• overtime
• compensation
• minimum wage
• earnings
• living wage
• packet
• reimbursement
• repayment
• double time
• profit
• nominal wages
• reparation
• redress
• remuneration
• restitution
• return
• remittance
• recompense
• take-home pay
• takings
• recoupment
• time and a half
• yield
• requital

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wage

Singapore pays its political leaders high salaries to attract talent and deter graft, but the issue is thorny in the city-state, where the median wage worker made S$5,775 ($736) a month in 2025. — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

Twenty years later, Kopple embedded herself in Austin, Minnesota and covered the strike against the Hormel meatpacking plant enacted by 1,500 unionized workers, who had recently shouldered a significant wage decrease and benefit cut. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

States with strong wages and worker rights and protections also provide a better quality of life for their residents, according to Cobb. — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

That is equal to the daily wage of most casual laborers in construction or agriculture in a country where unemployment is widespread. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing wage

• minimum wage