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wage scale






wage scale   
noun

Definition of wage scale

: a schedule of wage rates for related tasks broadly : the general level of wages in an industry or region



Recent Examples on the Web


//The basic premise is unchanged since the 1930s: Teams take turns selecting players, who can only sign with that franchise, at a wage scale prescribed by the NFL’s union contract.
— Oliver Staley, Quartz at Work, "How the NFL separates good from great when evaluating talent," 24 Oct. 2019
//As part of the tentative deal the company reached with the United Automobile Workers, G.M. appears to have agreed to a path for temps to become permanent workers, and to alter its tiered wage scale.
— Noam Scheiber, New York Times, "In a Strong Economy, Why Are So Many Workers on Strike?," 19 Oct. 2019
//The most new jobs, though, were concentrated at the top and bottom ends of the wage scale.
— Mike Rogoway, oregonlive, "Oregon Insight: job gains are biggest at each end of the wage scale," 22 Sep. 2019
//With the wage scale in place, spending to build around a young quarterback became a viable option.
— Los Angeles Times, "Jared Goff’s new contract puts financial pressure on Rams to keep talent on roster," 4 Sep. 2019
//The company implemented a new nursing wage scale as of June 30, Grant said.
— Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, "Nurses fight unionization move at Beaumont Hospital," 14 July 2019
//The rookie wage scale is a blatant restraint on competition for player services.
— Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Understanding Why Salary Cap Circumvention Is Dangerous for the NBA," 25 July 2019
//Obviously, with the rookie wage scale in place, there’s less for the teams and agents to haggle over than there used to be.
— Albert Breer, SI.com, "How John Elway and the Broncos Plan to Get Back to Their Winning Ways," 18 July 2019
//The rookie wage scale, which the NBA collectively bargains with the NBPA, was first adopted in 1995.
— Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Understanding Why Salary Cap Circumvention Is Dangerous for the NBA," 25 July 2019


First Known Use of wage scale

1900, in the meaning defined above



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