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

The proposal would not require any salary adjustments but would ask the district to adjust wages below the 50th percentile by June 2027 where feasible. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

With fewer affordable options available and wages not keeping pace with the high prices, teachers often live outside of the district or take on additional jobs to supplement their income, Black said. — Taylor O'Connor 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Even as blue-collar wages increased, housing prices in most parts of the country exploded, keeping many Latinos who had been saving up locked out of the market. — Jack Herrera, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

Facilities operated by major tech companies, for example, raised local wages more than smaller companies. — Daniel Yue, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Some of the center's health workers and those working on the ground began striking last week, accusing authorities of failing to pay their wages since the outbreak began. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

Maryland state officials did not respond to questions about why the caregiver’s wages were dramatically lowered, nor if there were any plans to reverse the cuts after the pushback. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 July 2026

National research links suspension and expulsion to lower academic achievement, a higher risk of contact with the criminal justice system, isolation, poor health and lower wages, the report said. — Bryant Furlow, ProPublica, 13 July 2026

The Fort Worth-Arlington area economy expanded in May, with payroll employment and hourly wages increasing, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026