starting salary

noun

: the salary people are paid when they start a job

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Clark, the first pick of this year’s WNBA, has a starting salary of $76,535. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024 The job’s starting salary is closer to 40,000 pounds, or $50,000. Plum Sykes, New York Times, 14 May 2024 The new three-year agreement includes an 15% increase to base salary and a minimum starting salary of $80,000 effective immediately upon ratification, as well as protections against artificial intelligence and improvement to health insurance and other benefits. Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024 The details of the new contract include a minimum starting salary of $72,000, effective upon ratification and annual minimum salary increases of 3 percent in the first year of the contract, and 2 percent in the second and third years of the contract. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for starting salary 

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“Starting salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20salary. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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