base salary

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Shake Shack said Hook will receive an initial annual base salary of $625,000 and an annual bonus with a target of 100% of her base pay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

His yearly base salary as CEO will be $1,250,000 for the first three years on the job, with an available target annual bonus of 190% of that salary, depending on company performance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

SEW chief executive David Hinton - who earns a base salary of £400,000 and received a £115,000 bonus last year - has faced multiple calls to resign over what happened.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Brase, 58 years old, will receive an annual base salary of $1.15 million and an annual bonus with a target of 150% of his base pay, Conagra said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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