salaries

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

A. At a basic level, it’s because they need the money: This is a tech revolution that requires unprecedented capital to build gargantuan data centers and pay astronomical salaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

College graduates tend to dramatically overestimate their starting salaries, with studies showing that students expect to earn $80,000 to $100,000, while the actual starting salary is around $56,000.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

She said there was nothing in their household that she thought was beyond their means as a couple earning high salaries.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

They can command higher salaries for their expertise aat the same time that the ever-growing number of data centers is putting upward pressure on everything from semicoinductors to electricity.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

With the British gone, there would be good things for everyone: "white" salaries long denied Nigerians, promotions, top jobs.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie