salary

noun

ˈsal-rē How to pronounce salary (audio)
Definition of salarynext
as in wage
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services signed a contract for a new job with a salary of $60,000 per year

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Recent Examples of salary None of the base salaries were guaranteed for Johnson, Heck or three vetera nfront seven cuts — David Ojabo, Tyrel Dodson and Matthew Butler. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Revenues are up, player salaries are higher, viewership is growing, and team valuations are soaring. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Some will use general rules of thumb, like how Fidelity suggests aiming for three times your salary saved by age 40. — Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Wright, for example, had signed a three-year, $3,125,000 contract with the Eagles before being acquired by the Browns—giving the undrafted Gen Z Wright an average salary of $1,041,667. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salary
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  1. wage
  2. pay
  3. payment
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  • The labor market seemingly is on solid footing, unemployment is low, job cut announcements are running 40% below this time last year, and wage growth isn’t considered to be a source of inflation.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But online, snippets of the Ontario fire videos are being shared, fueling grievances over the growing cost of living and stagnant wages.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of wage
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  • Singletary took a pay cut to the minimum salary to stay this offseason, and then earned his spot on the roster.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Raising military pay and expanding firepower were positive measures, but whether Tinubu maintains the political energy needed to fully implement structural changes beyond this election season remains to be seen, Barnett said.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pay
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  • That facility charges for certain types of meeting space, yet Mazariegos’ spending report initially showed no payments or in-kind donations for such costs, Rothstein said.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The agreement includes a payment of up to $18 billion, part of which is tied to conditional action by other social media giants.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
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