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basic salary

American  

noun

  1. base pay.


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According to M&S's annual report, Mr Machin got a small rise in his basic salary to £843,000 in the year to March.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

MPs' basic salary is set to rise 2.8% to £93,904 from April, after Parliament's expenses watchdog decided to link it to wider proposals for the public sector.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

He thinks the answer lies in paying CEOs “a rather modest basic salary, and then everything else is incentive”.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

At the time, public doctors, who train for six years in university, earned a basic salary of $400-$850 a month, similar to some police officers who train for just six months.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

More rankling to Mrs. Clive than basic salary was her being forced to pay for her benefit.

From The Case of Mrs. Clive by Clive, Catherine

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