WordNet
n. the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike" [syn: raise, rise, wage hike, hike, salary increase]
Usage examples of "wage increase".
Indeed, some young labor economists had recently found that a moderate minimum wage increase might lead to a modest increase—.
Not only had I gotten a substantial wage increase, I was also now housed in a room which was only a little smaller than Grimble's, which in turn was second only to the king's in size.
Not only had I gotten a substantial wage increase, I was also now housed in a room which was only a little smaller than Grimble’.
Pierpont Morgan himself, to give the miners a wage increase while keeping them to a nine-hour day in hazardous conditions.
Bill of Rights, a minimum wage increase, stronger equal-pay laws for women, and middle-class tax cuts for college tuition and long-term care.