base pay

noun

1. pay received for a given work period, as an hour or week, but not including additional pay, as for overtime work.

Word History and Origins

Origin of base pay¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

If we shopped three orders at once, the base pay would be $7 for the lot.

From Eater

Knowing how a restaurant’s standard processes — like base pay, tipping, scheduling, benefits — are run helps lay a foundation of understanding and trust for a continuing relationship, not to mention will give you peace of mind.

From Eater

The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission comes after Amazon allegedly used tips to subsidize base pay for independent contractors.

From Vox

On the one hand, Amazon warehouse employees in the US make a base wage of $15 an hour, which is a higher base pay than most entry-level department store jobs.

From Vox

As with Nucor, base pay at Haier is modest, but when employees hit ambitious “leading targets,” they have the chance to multiply their income several times over.

From Fortune

The base pay is about $45,000, and it takes 22 long years to hit the $100,000 cap, according to the Department of Education.

From The Daily Beast

We received a base pay each month and a flying pay for each month when we flew at least four hours.

From Project Gutenberg

Men in the Flying Corps get 50 per cent more than the base pay their rating calls for.

From Project Gutenberg

Besides the base pay of a man's rating there is extra money for men doing special work.

From Project Gutenberg