salaries

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The union had called for the scrapping of a bonus cap set at 50 percent of annual salaries and for 15 percent of operating profit to be allocated to bonuses.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The charity also paid about 80% of the union's operating costs - around £6m annually, including £5m on salaries.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away called the 1990s, young people scraped by with tiny salaries and tried to save for retirement in a newfangled self-directed system.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Some clients are authorizing him to promise salaries that match or exceed the workers’ Silicon Valley pay—a windfall given China’s lower cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

After paying the rent and salaries, there was not much left for food, so we often had little for dinner.

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