pay rate
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The strategy aims to ensure all childcare staff are paid at least the real living wage - a voluntary pay rate set by the Living Wage Foundation.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
But it is expensive: Farms must pay the adverse effect wage rate, a federally set pay rate that is more than twice the regular federal minimum wage.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2025
FTC Commission Chair Lina Khan pointed out that, in the absence of salary or a set hourly pay rate, workers rely on gig companies’ marketing to gauge their earning potential.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024
The pay rate at the top of the scale, 16 years into the career, is $59.42 per flight segment, 2.4 times the starting rate.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023
Look there, a job in my own specialty—I can get my old pay rate!
From The Velvet Glove by Harrison, Harry
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