salary

The minimum major league salary this year is $780,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Her new salary is slightly more than the $17.40 hourly wages she had made at the soybean plant handling invoices and tracking loads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

"We are almost left without any means of livelihood, because we don't receive a salary anywhere ... we are self-employed," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The popularity of degree apprenticeships - which offer a paid-for university degree along with a salary - has grown as the cost of university has come under increased scrutiny.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

In his spare time Bloom had organized the ushers, checkers, and refreshment sellers into a more efficient, cohesive structure that greatly increased the theater’s profits and his own salary.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

A large chunk of the defense budget goes toward paying the salaries of service members.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Rio prosecutors charged Flávio in 2020 with running a scheme to skim the salaries of legislative aides, a case later closed after key evidence was thrown out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

“This destruction comes on top of everything else — the low salaries, the inflation, the loss of opportunities ... What can we do? Keep on crying? We cannot even cry with so much pain.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Nela Richardson, chief economist at the large payroll processor ADP, said people who switch jobs have seen a notable bump-up in salaries.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Others have begun to compare their salaries with those of men, and have found them to be less.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood