base pay
noun
: a rate or amount of pay for a standard work period, job, or position exclusive of additional payments or allowances
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Some 11,200 federal firefighters received a salary boost in 2021 of either $20,000 or 50% of their base pay under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Missouri’s base pay will jump to $13.75 from $12.30 and Nebraska’s to $13.50 from $12.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
In the case of lawmakers, the bill raised the annual base pay for legislators from $28,000 to $40,000, effective on Jan. 4, 2023.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
The plan doesn't include a figure for what that base pay should be.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Missouri’s base pay will jump to $13.75 from $12.30 and Nebraska’s to $13.50 from $12.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024
In the case of lawmakers, the bill raised the annual base pay for legislators from $28,000 to $40,000, effective on Jan. 4, 2023.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 7 Dec. 2024
The plan doesn't include a figure for what that base pay should be.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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