starting salary

noun

: the salary people are paid when they start a job

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Teachers in the Crown Point School Corp. continue to be well compensated and above the state minimum starting salary and state average salary, according to data. Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 The new contract will raise the ski patrollers and other safety workers’ starting salary to $23, a $2 per hour increase; more experienced employees, meanwhile, will see a bump of $7.75 per hour. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025 Those who graduated with a Master of Engineering earned an average starting salary of around $98,040. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024 The district was unable to provide the overall cost of the contract, but under the new contract the starting salary for a first-year teacher with a bachelor’s degree is just under $58,000, about 4.5% higher than last year’s starting salary. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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