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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That’s $117,000 more than the position’s base pay last year, according to the Register.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
That analysis found that the highest earner on the list made more than double their yearly salary in overtime alone, one of three employees who made more in overtime than their base pay.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Supervisors earned around $195,000 in base pay last year.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
Ziff Davis Creators Guild has also ratified a collective bargaining agreement stating that there will be no layoffs or reductions in base pay due to generative AI.
—Oludolapo Makinde, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
That analysis found that the highest earner on the list made more than double their yearly salary in overtime alone, one of three employees who made more in overtime than their base pay.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Supervisors earned around $195,000 in base pay last year.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
Ziff Davis Creators Guild has also ratified a collective bargaining agreement stating that there will be no layoffs or reductions in base pay due to generative AI.
—Oludolapo Makinde, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for base pay
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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