base wage
Example Sentences
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Limiting base wage increases and using more tax-advantaged overtime hours instead can restrain employers’ total costs while raising workers’ take-home pay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The base wage and the ethics bonus are in effect a player's total salary.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
The UAW's new agreement with GM grants a 25% increase in base wage through April 2028 and will cumulatively raise the top wage by 33%, compounded with estimated cost-of-living adjustments to over $42 an hour.
From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023
The four-year deal, part of the mayor’s effort to rebuild the LAPD, would provide four base wage increases of 3%, while also increasing officers’ retention pay, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023
His paycheck consists of his base wage and service charge.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022
