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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Since then, Lanning has lost five games and won 35 – and has reportedly earned an extra $850,000 in bonuses this season on top of his $7 million base pay.
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Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 31 Dec. 2024
The Michigan compromise boosts tip earners’ base pay to $4.74 an hour from $4.01 previously, rising to 50% of the state’s standard minimum wage by 2031.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
During the remainder of their time with Cruise, the affected employees will receive full base pay, as well as eight weeks severance.
—Michael Wayland,hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
By comparison, the higher end of the base pay for a Google software engineer is upwards of $29,000, according to tech industry salary insight platform levels.fyi.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 31 Dec. 2024
The Michigan compromise boosts tip earners’ base pay to $4.74 an hour from $4.01 previously, rising to 50% of the state’s standard minimum wage by 2031.
—Maya Huter, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
During the remainder of their time with Cruise, the affected employees will receive full base pay, as well as eight weeks severance.
—Michael Wayland,hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
By comparison, the higher end of the base pay for a Google software engineer is upwards of $29,000, according to tech industry salary insight platform levels.fyi.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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