pay rate

noun

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

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Faster progression to top pay - Workers will no longer need to wait eight years before seeing wage progression, the union was able to secure a three-year wage progression to the top pay rate. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2024 Those outside the capital also no longer would be eligible to receive the higher pay rate for the region. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024 New York City has a long tradition of welcoming and supporting immigrants, and led the nation by implementing the first minimum pay rate for meal delivery workers last year — many of whom come from immigrant backgrounds. Husein Yatabarry, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024 As a result, when the living wage rate rose, so did the pay rate of IHSS workers. Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024 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 10 Feb. 2025.

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