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salary

[sal-uh-ree] / ˈsæl ə ri /


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Twenty-six-year-old Bridget Shurdut, who works in sales, says she would find it "incredibly odd" if someone asked about her salary within the first few dates.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He thinks a salary question on the first few dates is "a little crazy".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Three playoff teams — the Tampa Bay Rays, Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox — rank among the six lowest payrolls, according to MLB present-day salary calculations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Captains are offered a monthly salary package in excess of $18,000 and benefits ranging from concessional flight tickets for family and friends, free flights for annual leave, and open-ended contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Oppenheimer had a nepotism rule, however; if Lillian and Elliot wanted to hire their son, they had to pay his salary for the first year, while others determined if he was worth paying at all.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Willa Morton, 25, says she doesn't think couples necessarily need to reveal their salaries at all.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It also sweetened advertised salaries for new captains and first officers, according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The uncapped credit would cover labor expenses for production crews as well as so-called above-the-line costs, such as salaries for actors and writers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

They predict a short-term hit to the housing market as many mortgages rely on two incomes and housing has gotten more expensive relative to salaries, especially for buyers already stretched financially thin.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

In 1937, a typical year, the Rad Lab listed seventeen postdoctoral physics fellows on its staff but paid the salaries of only two.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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