base salary
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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
Kalicak will receive a base salary of $500,000 and an annual bonus with a target of 75% of his base pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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
Sausalito’s City Council voted unanimously on May 5 to hire Forbes, setting her base salary at $275,000 and her start date as July 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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
