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living wage

noun

as in minimum wage

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Recent Examples of living wage Jobs in these fields are likely to pay a living wage, according to 2023 pay data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. —

Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024 And the lowest portion of workers living in poverty, demonstrating that workers in New Hampshire are paid a living wage. —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 All of the cities in the top five, including Toledo, Ohio, required a comfortable living wage between $36 and $38 per hour for one person. —

Isabela Ocampo Restrepo, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Aug. 2024 This year, however, the increase in Marin’s living wage won’t affect wages for IHSS workers because their union negotiated a new contract in June that increased the pay to $19 per hour. —

Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for living wage