Synonyms of wages

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wages

Part of that is people feeling left behind—wages can’t compound as quickly as stocks, so everyone needs to participate in the market to believe in capitalism. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

The union also says the management company interrogated and surveilled workers during a strike in June, when employees walked out to fight for higher wages and better benefits. — Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Because the credits reduce state resources, the economic case depends partly on whether Sundance generates enough new wages, business income and tax revenue in Colorado to justify that public cost. — Tim Komarek, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

Unlike wages and salaries to employees, draws do not lessen the amount of income subject to income or self-employment taxes. — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Another reason there was such a healthy music scene in Detroit was the surfeit of clubs supported by the wages of black workers employed by the city’s auto industry. — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

And despite a relatively low unemployment rate, wages have barely kept up with inflation. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

The family has raised more than $151,000 toward a goal of $250,000 to defray medical expenses, lost wages and household expenses. — Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Families are facing inflation, stagnant wages, limited housing supply and historically high home prices. — Derrick Johnson, Time, 4 Aug. 2026