wage scale

American  

noun

1. a schedule of wages paid workers performing related tasks in an industry or shop.

2. a particular employer's wage schedule.

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wage scale British  

noun

1. a schedule of wages paid to workers for various jobs in an industry, company, etc

2. an employer's schedule of wages

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wage scale Cultural  

1. A schedule of the wages paid to different classes of workers in a company.

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Etymology

Origin of wage scale

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The new wage scale puts East Coast dock workers on par with their West Coast counterparts, who inked a new contract last year.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

But Seattle has also not had a pick as high as Witherspoon since taking Aaron Curry fourth in 2009 — two years before the rookie wage scale went into effect.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

About a dozen union workers in the Philadelphia region Reuters spoke to questioned whether the new industries can produce a similar number of jobs at the same high wage scale.

From Reuters • Jul. 20, 2023

Screenwriters and actors also want higher pay, except their wage scale is markedly different.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Soon blacks were gathered at Quinn Chapel, celebrating the first-ever wage scale in Chicago that gave equal pay to black and white waiters.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield