wages

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On the other, rising wages could help offset that drain.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

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

In May, for the second straight month, the cost of living grew faster than wages.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Rayner called on her own government to raise care workers' wages and not to tie visas for care workers to specific employers, which she said encouraged exploitation.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

As we stopped to get the ladder, I said, “Dad, I wouldn’t have lived up all my wages, in the Dakotas. I’d have sent money back.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck