wage scale
Americannoun
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a schedule of wages paid workers performing related tasks in an industry or shop.
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a particular employer's wage schedule.
noun
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a schedule of wages paid to workers for various jobs in an industry, company, etc
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an employer's schedule of wages
Etymology
Origin of wage scale
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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That’s because the earlier a player is selected in the draft, the more money he stands to earn, thanks to the NBA’s rookie wage scale.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
The new wage scale puts East Coast dock workers on par with their West Coast counterparts, who inked a new contract last year.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024
The union has plans to propose a new wage scale that will impose minimums based on a production’s total budget.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
About a dozen union workers in the Philadelphia region Reuters spoke to questioned whether the new industries can produce a similar number of jobs at the same high wage scale.
From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2023
Soon blacks were gathered at Quinn Chapel, celebrating the first-ever wage scale in Chicago that gave equal pay to black and white waiters.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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