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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The city manager would have earned less base pay, but received much the same severance payout, if the departure happened in the first quarter as opposed to the last quarter of the year.
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Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 18 June 2024
Tracey had a base pay of $245,211, other compensation of $65,737, total of $310,948
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—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
This is partly because the army has increased soldiers' base pay, their pay for deployment to dangerous parts of the country, and other compensation.
—Michael O'Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
The company will set the new floor for base pay this month, gradually increasing it to a minimum of $5.25 per hour by June 2026, CEO Joe Rogers III announced in a video to employees.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 17 June 2024
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Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 18 June 2024
Tracey had a base pay of $245,211, other compensation of $65,737, total of $310,948
2.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
This is partly because the army has increased soldiers' base pay, their pay for deployment to dangerous parts of the country, and other compensation.
—Michael O'Hanlon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
The company will set the new floor for base pay this month, gradually increasing it to a minimum of $5.25 per hour by June 2026, CEO Joe Rogers III announced in a video to employees.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 17 June 2024
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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