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wage scale
noun
- a schedule of wages paid workers performing related tasks in an industry or shop.
- a particular employer's wage schedule.
wage scale
noun
- a schedule of wages paid to workers for various jobs in an industry, company, etc
- an employer's schedule of wages
Word History and Origins
Origin of wage scale1
Example Sentences
The Chamber and AFL-CIO agreed to a wage scale that would pay foreigners the greater of actual or prevailing wages.
The first complete wage scale presented in this country was drawn up by the organized printers of New York in 1800.
In the down-town laundries, where the wage scale runs lower, the amount is usually inadequate for the barest need.
It rests in the fact that our wage-scale and standard of living are being shot to pieces by the newcomers.
And the minute they come into the market there will be a bigger market for labor and a different wage scale for labor.
But he proves his insincerity by adjusting his wage scale on the estimate that the guests will pass money to his employees!
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