Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

More definitions
  • a schedule of wages paid for different jobs

Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: wage scales
Singularwage scale
Pluralwage scales

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a schedule of wages paid for different jobs:wage schedule

See also

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