salary
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Raja said that his salary was attracting other young members of his community, interested in the world beyond their island.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
A low starting salary, global pandemic, unaffordable housing market, graduate school and two kids didn’t stop Blake Edwards and his wife from becoming millionaires by their early 30s.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
The DOT said Duffy and his family didn’t earn salary or royalties from the project, and that filming took place on several weekends and some days while his children were on spring break.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The role comes with a £136,112 salary, with the successful candidate required to resign their party membership to take up the neutral post.
From BBC • May 14, 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
Vocabulary lists containing salary
Labor Day Lexicon: Words That Put You To Work
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Introductory
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