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The average new grad's starting salary in New York is $64,134, which equates to only $28,500 in other cities when adjusted for the cost of living, Gusto found.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 May 2024
When the Indiana Fever picked Clark in the draft, many — including President Biden — were shocked to learn her starting salary: $76,535.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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Condé Nast's union said the new contract will guarantee a minimum starting salary of $61,500; end a two-tier wage system that led to lower pay for long-term freelancers; and offer two additional weeks of family leave, among other benefits.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 May 2024
Maybe the student won’t graduate, maybe the post-graduate job market will be lousy, or maybe the graduate will choose a profession with a low starting salary.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
In Wall's school district, this year's starting salary of $46,650 is up 8% from last year's $43,100, said Shain Bergan, Kansas City Public Schools public relations coordinator.
—USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
Forward-thinking Val, however, intuits that the change would mean less direct contact with Meredith, and her elevation would leave a vacancy at the managerial level, replete with benefits and a forty-thousand-dollar starting salary—a role that would fall to one of them.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
The contract also sets out a minimum starting salary, increases pay for all union staffers, provides some layoff protections and continues paying matching funds on employee contributions in the 401(k) retirement plan.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
De León voted last year in favor of the four-year police contract, which also increased officers’ starting salary.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 May 2024
When the Indiana Fever picked Clark in the draft, many — including President Biden — were shocked to learn her starting salary: $76,535.
—Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 18 May 2024
How celebrities could interpret 2024 Met Gala theme 04:04
Condé Nast's union said the new contract will guarantee a minimum starting salary of $61,500; end a two-tier wage system that led to lower pay for long-term freelancers; and offer two additional weeks of family leave, among other benefits.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 May 2024
Maybe the student won’t graduate, maybe the post-graduate job market will be lousy, or maybe the graduate will choose a profession with a low starting salary.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
In Wall's school district, this year's starting salary of $46,650 is up 8% from last year's $43,100, said Shain Bergan, Kansas City Public Schools public relations coordinator.
—USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
Forward-thinking Val, however, intuits that the change would mean less direct contact with Meredith, and her elevation would leave a vacancy at the managerial level, replete with benefits and a forty-thousand-dollar starting salary—a role that would fall to one of them.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
The contract also sets out a minimum starting salary, increases pay for all union staffers, provides some layoff protections and continues paying matching funds on employee contributions in the 401(k) retirement plan.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
De León voted last year in favor of the four-year police contract, which also increased officers’ starting salary.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Starting salary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20salary. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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