salaries

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Labor Department figures show that over the three years ended in the first quarter, employers’ hourly costs for wages, salaries and other benefits for private-sector union workers rose 14.3%, versus 11% for nonunion workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Wages and salaries are increasing about 3% to 3.5% a year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

They can command higher salaries for their expertise aat the same time that the ever-growing number of data centers is putting upward pressure on everything from semicoinductors to electricity.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Yet many leaders, especially in the U.S. and Europe, worry the Chinese businesses are bringing China’s brutal rat-race competition with them, potentially crushing local incumbents and curbing salaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

My father had spent the last few days before the holiday trying to find a way to pay the rents, the utility bills, and the teachers’ salaries.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai