base wage

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It was an unusual choice: Servers and bartenders already earn more than minimum wage, especially in Chicago, where a typical restaurant worker reportedly earns nearly $30 an hour between the lower base wage and tips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The base wage and the ethics bonus are in effect a player's total salary.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

The affected employees will see their base wage rates adjusted to ensure their take-home pay doesn’t decrease.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

The four-year deal, part of the mayor’s effort to rebuild the LAPD, would provide four base wage increases of 3%, while also increasing officers’ retention pay, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Some workers said the base wage increase was insufficient and balked at higher out-of-pocket medical costs.

From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2023