Meanings
plural wage scales
- labor relationsbusinessA 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.
A wage scale should reflect job and performance differences fairly, or else firms risk alienating their staff.
2007 November 26, Laura Blue, “Success Depends on Others Failing”, in Time1 more example
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.
1986 July 26, “Delta's Pilots Reach Tentative 3-Year Pact”, in New York Times, retrieved 19 Jan 2012
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna schedule of wages paid for different jobs
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish palkka-asteikko
- palkka-asteikkosystem of remuneration
Hindi वेतन मान
- वेतन मान (vetan mān)system of remuneration
Polish skala płac
- skala płacsystem of remuneration
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wage scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wage%20scale
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