living wage

Example Sentences

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But employers, he wrote, had a duty to pay a fair living wage, maintain a safe workplace with limited hours, and allow workers to form unions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The “gig economy” entered the lingo in 2009, as increasing numbers of people tried to cobble two or more part-time, no-benefit “gigs” into a living wage.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

As supervisor she would do more to support jobs that pay a living wage, so residents rely less on county services.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

Soon the Rad Lab would have to pay its scientists a living wage.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik