Thesaurus results for WAGE(S)

wages

noun

plural of wage

as in salary

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services the wage you earn is more than enough to support us comfortably

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Recent Examples of wages This cost is nominally shared between employers and employees, but workers bear the real burden through both paycheck deductions and forgone wages. —

Jordan Bruneau, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 Before investing millions more yen in robotic experiments, the next policy response might be to meaningfully lift wages as part of a broader effort to restore dignity and status to the work itself. —

Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026 And the cause of that increase is a lack of affordable housing and stagnant wages, according to the county. —

Desiree Mathurin april 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026 Removing Casemiro’s wages will free up significant funds. —

Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 While one research study found REIT investments were associated with higher spending on nursing wages, another concluded that after being bought by REITs, nursing homes frequently replaced registered nurses with less skilled nurses and aides. —

Jordan Rau, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 Loloee gave the Department of Labor an employee list, knowing that the hire dates were false, in an effort to reduce the amount of back wages the supermarket owed to its employees, prosecutors said. —

Brandon Downs, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 These actions had the effect of obstructing the Department of Labor’s ability to learn the true number of Viva Supermarket employees that would possibly have been entitled to back wages. —

Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026 However, wages can vary based on industry. —

Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026

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That means Gotham can tap into an additional $1 million in funds above the salary cap to pay her when the rule comes into effect on July 1.

— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
In a news release shared with CBS News Texas, the district said teachers who work directly in a classroom with children as the teacher of record will get an automatic 5% salary increase for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026