salary
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In 2015, only 2% of chief communications officers told Korn Ferry that they earned a base salary in its survey’s highest bracket at the time, which ranged from $625,000 to $800,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“That’s very hard to build into a budget, give people the salary increases they need because of inflation—and run a profitable business.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The most widespread practice was that of the so-called "salary skimmers" -- lawmakers who take a cut of their employees' pay.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
"The workers on strike lose a day's salary, TfL loses revenues, businesses are losing their customers, people have hospital appointments they can't get to. This is a massive inconvenience," Sir Sadiq said.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“I get paid by the hour. I’m not on salary like he is. Does he have any idea how much these meetings cost real people?” his aunt grumped as they crawled through rush-hour traffic.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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