as in wages
the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services
signed a contract for a new job with a salary of $60,000 per year
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Recent Examples of salaries
Here are some top salaries for doctors in their peak earning years, ages 40 to 55, according to the researchers.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Cuts to funding for people with disabilities, rising tuition costs and slashed teacher salaries would all be on the table, said Fogle, a Springfield Democrat.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The Heat has about $199 million committed to salaries for 12 players.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
To make room for Borgen’s and Clifton’s salaries, the Bruins traded Joonas Korpisalo to the Rangers for forward Kalle Vaisanen and a 2028 fourth-rounder.
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Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
In short, the owners colluded to artificially suppress players’ salaries.
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Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Facing a growing budget shortfall, Amundsen spent $894,000 in outside money in 2025, including fundraising, cell tower income and grant revenue, for operational expenses such as partial staff salaries.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The district will see a decrease in spending from the general fund on salaries, due to position cuts and retiree savings.
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Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2026
Illinois lawmakers are also in line for a roughly 3% pay raise, which will bring their base salaries to $101,450.
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Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Cuts to funding for people with disabilities, rising tuition costs and slashed teacher salaries would all be on the table, said Fogle, a Springfield Democrat.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
The Heat has about $199 million committed to salaries for 12 players.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
To make room for Borgen’s and Clifton’s salaries, the Bruins traded Joonas Korpisalo to the Rangers for forward Kalle Vaisanen and a 2028 fourth-rounder.
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Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
In short, the owners colluded to artificially suppress players’ salaries.
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Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Facing a growing budget shortfall, Amundsen spent $894,000 in outside money in 2025, including fundraising, cell tower income and grant revenue, for operational expenses such as partial staff salaries.
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Mila Koumpilova,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
The district will see a decrease in spending from the general fund on salaries, due to position cuts and retiree savings.
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Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2026
Illinois lawmakers are also in line for a roughly 3% pay raise, which will bring their base salaries to $101,450.
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Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salaries
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For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.
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Anthropic gives serious attention to displacement, including the possibility of durable pressure on wages and employment, while the Vatican insists that work is tied to dignity, participation and citizenship.
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California’s richest residents would be able to spread the payments over five years.
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The first wave of Social Security payments for July is scheduled to be distributed this week.
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Just to cover the city’s various bond measures, the owner of a home with an assessed value of $1 million pays around $1,145 annually.
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Even with premiums, co-pays and deductibles, the federal government cannot afford Medicare-for-some.
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“Salaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salaries. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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