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 June filing said Cheeks, Robbins and McCarthy would qualify for a severance payment of twice their base pay in the increasingly likely event that the company changes hands.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
East and Gulf Coast dockworkers earn base pay of $39 per hour, supplementing the income with higher pay made during overtime shifts.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Netherworld Haunted House Netherworld's base pay starts at $8.50 an hour.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
After working for 15 years at a Waffle House in Marietta, Georgia, her base pay is still $19 an hour.
—Bryce Covert, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
East and Gulf Coast dockworkers earn base pay of $39 per hour, supplementing the income with higher pay made during overtime shifts.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Netherworld Haunted House Netherworld's base pay starts at $8.50 an hour.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
After working for 15 years at a Waffle House in Marietta, Georgia, her base pay is still $19 an hour.
—Bryce Covert, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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