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wage earner
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Making $300k a year puts you in the top 3% of wage earners.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
6 May 2026 -
Sanchez and Stewart have disagreed on housing policy in the city, but both have said there is a critical need to balance the expansion of market-rate apartments with units that are within reach of below-average wage earners.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wage slave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage%20slave. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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