salaries

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In that time span, wages and salaries of private-sector workers rose about 35%.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Starting salaries at Lockheed have since increased to around $50,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

UC has said it has offered to increase salaries, give contract ratification bonuses and cap some healthcare premium increases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Canada reached that 2% milestone by increasing salaries, as well as pledging to buy new equipment, upgrade existing bases and build new infrastructure in the Arctic.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Modern salaries, of course, are supplemented by the employer’s pension contributions and other charges, so they cannot be directly compared with seventeenth-century salaries.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton