pay rate

noun

: the amount of money workers are paid per hour, week, etc.

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The pay rate is $110 for 10 hours of work for all roles besides the FBI agent, which is $200 for 12 hours of work. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026 DoorDash and Uber Eats changed their tipping policies after New York City began hiking the minimum pay rate in December 2023 under then-Mayor Eric Adams. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2026 The pay rate is $120 per day for an eight-hour day with overtime after eight hours. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025 The union is proposing that the pay rate for monolingual social service workers be increased by 3.17% to bring them in line with their bilingual counterparts. Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pay rate

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“Pay rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20rate. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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