wage scale

noun

a schedule of wages paid workers performing related tasks in an industry or shop.
a particular employer's wage schedule.

Origin of wage scale

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby wage scale

wage, wage determination, wage differential, wage earner, wage incentive, wage scale, wage slave, wage-push inflation, wager, wages, wages council

Example sentences from the Web for wage scale

  • Sometimes, too, it has been run at a loss, without any cut in the wage-scale to help the owner in that period of loss.

    Making People Happy |Thompson Buchanan

  • The adjustment of the wage-scale was a problem of some delicacy.

    Women in Modern Industry |B. L. Hutchins

  • It rests in the fact that our wage-scale and standard of living are being shot to pieces by the newcomers.

    Our Part in the Great War |Arthur Gleason

British Dictionary definitions for wage scale

wage scale

noun

a schedule of wages paid to workers for various jobs in an industry, company, etc
an employer's schedule of wages

Cultural definitions for wage scale

wage scale

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