living wage
Example Sentences
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"We are demanding a living wage now, because what Delcy Rodriguez said last night is a joke," Mariela Diaz, a 65-year-old retiree, declared.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The company used the MIT living wage calculator to determine cost of living by region for single adults and families of four.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
An hourly wage of $30 amounts to an annual salary of $62,400, still short of living wage standards by some measures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
In 2024, the firm faced a backlash after revealing it would no longer hire new staff on the real living wage, instead paying the lower legal minimum wage.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Soon the Rad Lab would have to pay its scientists a living wage.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
