Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wage scale

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: wage s-cale
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of remuneration for workers which specifies levels of payment based on set criteria, such as the skill levels of the various jobs or the number of years of experience possessed by workers.

Example Sentences

"The contract also calls for establishing a wage scale that would start newly hired employees at salaries equal to 66 percent of existing pay rates."
"A wage scale should reflect job and performance differences fairly, or else firms risk alienating their staff."

Inflected Forms

wage scales (plural)

Synonyms

wage schedule

Questions

What does wage scale mean?: A system of remuneration for workers which specifies levels of payment based on set criteria, such as the skill levels of the various jobs or the number of years of experience possessed by workers.

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