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salary

[sal-uh-ree] / ˈsæl ə ri /


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According to a recent report, a family of four needs an annual salary of $368,742 to live comfortably in Boston.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

While employers should be able to offer a competitive salary, this should not "create a pattern that discriminates," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The intricacies of the NFL salary cap can put CPAs to sleep, but the key trick here is that depending on how contracts are structured, there’s some flexibility over when costs hit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Do you and your friends discuss your savings, debt and salary, or do you just complain about how expensive brunch has gotten and send the same $20 back and forth to each other on Venmo?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

“His family sponsored the building and helped pay for the startup costs, but everything else—my salary, the materials, the books—it’s all funded by the Ministry of Education.”

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

As millions of people quit one job for another, lured by better opportunities and bigger salaries in an era of high inflation, the period became known as the “great resignation.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Around 2.5 million Malaysians live abroad, with more than 60% of the diaspora in Singapore, due to higher salaries and better career prospects, he says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The guys making mid-to-high six-figure salaries aren’t connected with the average lovelorn, longing moviegoer — go figure!

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

The prosecution said Chowdhury held five jobs on full-time salaries at the height of the alleged deceit.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Because these enforcers received pitiful salaries and were prized for being quick draws, it’s not surprising that the boundary between good lawmen and bad lawmen was porous.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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