salaries

Example Sentences

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The number of sworn officers recently fell below 8,600, despite Bass striking a deal with the police union to offer higher starting salaries and new retention bonuses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The union had called for the scrapping of a bonus cap set at 50 percent of annual salaries and for 15 percent of operating profit to be allocated to bonuses.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

In that time span, wages and salaries of private-sector workers rose about 35%.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Husband noted that in Mexico, locals on average salaries would be unable to afford tickets to see the games, and praised Canada's efforts to curb sky-high ticket resale costs.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Out of these meager salaries, they had to buy their own uniforms.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler