starting salary

noun

: the salary people are paid when they start a job

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Prescott’s amendment maintained the original bill’s requirement that school board members be paid up to 10% of the lowest starting salary of a teacher employed in the district, which would shift the current $2,000 payment. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 Based on projections, the first-overall pick could have a starting salary of $13.8 million (120 percent of the rookie scale, the maximum a first-round pick can make), the fifth pick would slot in at $9.1 million and the ninth pick would be at $6.3 million. Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025 According to Course Report, coding bootcamp graduates earn an average starting salary of $70,000—a compelling figure for students weighing the cost of a traditional degree. Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 The promise of a $225,000 starting salary at a top corporate law firm is luring many, making the financial burden of law school seem more justifiable. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for starting salary

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“Starting salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20salary. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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