base pay
noun
: a rate or amount of pay for a standard work period, job, or position exclusive of additional payments or allowances
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And with a generous paycheck: $50,000 base pay for efforts, travel, and other poolside essentials, plus up to another 50 grand in performance bonuses.
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Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 17 May 2024
The last one, in November 2022, was the largest strike in the history of higher education—all 48,000 members walked off the job for six weeks, culminating in a new contract with a more than 50% raise to workers’ base pay.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 17 May 2024
The last one, in November 2022, was the largest strike in the history of higher education—all 48,000 members walked off the job for six weeks, culminating in a new contract with a more than 50% raise to workers’ base pay.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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