base salary

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The union is demanding an average 14% increase in base salary and a performance-based bonus equal to 20% of operating profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Denton will join Nike with a $1.45 million annual base salary, along with a yearly target bonus of 120% of his salary and an annual target long-term incentive award of $11.5 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Medics are often expected to work night shifts, weekends and longer hours, for which they receive extra payments on top of their base salary.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

That increase included an annual base salary raise of 17.5% to $587,500, and 26.7 million in stock awards, up from 4.5 million in stock awards the year before.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Everyone is also entitled to performance bonuses that allow them to earn, in certain cases, the equivalent of 100 percent of their base salary.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman