wage
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The plant’s top wage rate for regular production workers is about $22 an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
At the top of the list, a variety of jobs connected to utilities had the highest wage growth in May, up 3.75% from last May.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Particularly in hospitality, which has seen sharp rises in the national living wage and employers' national insurance contributions.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Over the years, the union has submitted dozens of local and statewide ballot initiatives, including ones to cap the pay of hospital executives, regulate dialysis clinics, and raise the minimum wage of healthcare workers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Teaching had paid a poverty wage; his medical practice yielded an income only slightly larger.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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