base pay
noun
: a rate or amount of pay for a standard work period, job, or position exclusive of additional payments or allowances
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In general, compensation has been climbing for CEOs and top employees since 2020, as companies have struggled to retain their talent and have utilized everything from base pay, equity, and bonuses to keep them put, according to Thelander. 
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 The analysis includes base pay, bonuses, and stock grants. Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Not all of the base pay hikes taking effect next month will be large. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021 The strike was called after the board imposed a contract cutting musicians’ base pay from $35,775 to $24,000, slashing the size of the orchestra from 72 to 42 full-time musicians and shortening the 2021-22 season from 31 weeks to 24 weeks. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Nov. 2021 That means fewer opportunities to make more than base pay, including through overtime, and cable car operators are peeved. Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2021 Executives' base pay, which actually decreased slightly last year, is only a fraction of their total compensation. Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 July 2021 More than 1,500 city frontline employees — including transportation, public works, parks & recreation and other workers — are also getting an enhanced premium pay of $4.12 per hour over their base pay this year. Wilborn Nobles, ajc, 20 June 2022 Last year, for example, Wallis received more than $614,000 in base pay; interim CEO Edgar Bulloch collected $353,000 for just over eight months of service. Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 See More
Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 The analysis includes base pay, bonuses, and stock grants. Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Not all of the base pay hikes taking effect next month will be large. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021 The strike was called after the board imposed a contract cutting musicians’ base pay from $35,775 to $24,000, slashing the size of the orchestra from 72 to 42 full-time musicians and shortening the 2021-22 season from 31 weeks to 24 weeks. Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Nov. 2021 That means fewer opportunities to make more than base pay, including through overtime, and cable car operators are peeved. Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2021 Executives' base pay, which actually decreased slightly last year, is only a fraction of their total compensation. Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 July 2021 More than 1,500 city frontline employees — including transportation, public works, parks & recreation and other workers — are also getting an enhanced premium pay of $4.12 per hour over their base pay this year. Wilborn Nobles, ajc, 20 June 2022 Last year, for example, Wallis received more than $614,000 in base pay; interim CEO Edgar Bulloch collected $353,000 for just over eight months of service. Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above