wage rate
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wage rates
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The plant’s top wage rate for regular production workers is about $22 an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
In recent years, states have used the extra money to increase the wage rate for home health workers.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025
"While it appears to be a hot number on the actual number of people employed, the wage rate is not increasing as fast."
From Reuters ● Jun. 2, 2023
But that wage rate falls below the $19.06 per hour minimum wage that takes effect for other Sea-Tac workers on Jan. 1.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
The profit sharing rate was divided on an hour basis and was credited to the hourly wage rate, so as to give those receiving the lowest hourly rate the largest proportion of profits.
From My Life and Work by Henry Ford
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