base pay
noun
: a rate or amount of pay for a standard work period, job, or position exclusive of additional payments or allowances
Examples of base pay in a Sentence
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Walmart promises pay raises to new and existing employees, stock options for store managers
Starting Feb. 1, the base pay for Walmart store managers will increase from $117,000 to $128,000 a year, and depending on a store's profit, annual bonuses could reach up to 200% of a store manager's salary.
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Emily Deletter, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Usually, retention bonuses are sizable amounts of money, ranging from 10% to 25% of an employee's base pay.
—Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Their median base pay of $13 is about $1 shy of the U.S. rate, and the gap widens to $1.50 after tips and overtime, which clock in around $16.17 in the metro area.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
On the online job board Indeed, Marwood University, a private Catholic university in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is recruiting a president, with base pay for the position starting at $325,000 a year.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
Kreiz’s total compensation in 2022 was $11.9 million, including a base pay of $1.5 million, stock awards of $7.69 million and stock options of $2.56 million, according to a regulatory filing.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
Kevin Kane salary Purdue defensive coordinator Kevin Kane has a base pay of $850,000.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
And none of them earned more than $2 million in base pay this season.
—Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
Managers who hit all their targets can get bonuses of up to 200% of base pay, the retailer said.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Emily Deletter, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Usually, retention bonuses are sizable amounts of money, ranging from 10% to 25% of an employee's base pay.
—Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Their median base pay of $13 is about $1 shy of the U.S. rate, and the gap widens to $1.50 after tips and overtime, which clock in around $16.17 in the metro area.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
On the online job board Indeed, Marwood University, a private Catholic university in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is recruiting a president, with base pay for the position starting at $325,000 a year.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2024
Kreiz’s total compensation in 2022 was $11.9 million, including a base pay of $1.5 million, stock awards of $7.69 million and stock options of $2.56 million, according to a regulatory filing.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
Kevin Kane salary Purdue defensive coordinator Kevin Kane has a base pay of $850,000.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
And none of them earned more than $2 million in base pay this season.
—Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
Managers who hit all their targets can get bonuses of up to 200% of base pay, the retailer said.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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