salary

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When Brunson extended his contract in 2024, he opted not to earn the maximum available salary, leaving some $113 million on the table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Workers are demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and are protesting FIFA’s collection of sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"The workers on strike lose a day's salary, TfL loses revenues, businesses are losing their customers, people have hospital appointments they can't get to. This is a massive inconvenience," Sir Sadiq said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Here’s the headline: You have unusually strong income security, with two Social Security checks, a pension, a spouse still earning a salary with another 80% pension on the way, and long-term-care insurance in the bag.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Penelope was sorry about it, but only because it meant her own meager salary nearly always went unpaid.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood