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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Bonuses, which can double base pay, are tied to overall firm performance.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The venue will create 350 jobs at a base pay of $20 an hour.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
For 2024, The Bee excluded from the analysis about 4,000 correctional sergeants and lieutenants — classified as supervisors — who made no base pay but appeared to receive a large payout under a court settlement.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For last year, Sarandos saw base pay of $3 million, unchanged, but received stock awards valued at $42.7 million, option awards worth $2.25 million and non-equity incentive plan compensation (like a cash bonus) of $12 million, according to a proxy statement filed with the SEC.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
The venue will create 350 jobs at a base pay of $20 an hour.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
For 2024, The Bee excluded from the analysis about 4,000 correctional sergeants and lieutenants — classified as supervisors — who made no base pay but appeared to receive a large payout under a court settlement.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
For last year, Sarandos saw base pay of $3 million, unchanged, but received stock awards valued at $42.7 million, option awards worth $2.25 million and non-equity incentive plan compensation (like a cash bonus) of $12 million, according to a proxy statement filed with the SEC.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Base pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20pay. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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