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base salary

NOUN
base pay
Synonyms


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In those cases, employees generally receive only their base salary and bonus, which are funded out of management fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Hulays will receive an annual base salary of $725,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The median annual compensation of the 16 executive leaders was $159,737, which included base salary, bonuses and other compensation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Other cost-cutting measures were also announced, such as deferring wage increases until 2035 and having senior executives forgo base salary increases in 2027 and 2028.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Everyone is also entitled to performance bonuses that allow them to earn, in certain cases, the equivalent of 100 percent of their base salary.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman


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