How to Use living wage in a Sentence

living wage

noun
  • He was barely earning a living wage.
  • What types of jobs pay enough to meet the living wage in Texas?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
  • What is considered a living wage in Texas in 2026?
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Her moving speech about protecting young artists with a living wage and basic healthcare went viral.
    — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The union said that many of its members don’t make a living wage and have taken on second jobs to make ends meet in an expensive city.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Which city department pays the most employees below living wage?
    — Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Unlike minimum wages, which are defined by law, living wage estimates can vary.
    — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2026
  • If one parent is working, the calculator found $55 an hour is needed for a living wage.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Raising the minimum wage is a first step to having living wages which will help with affordability.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Raising the minimum wage is a first step to having living wages which will help with affordability.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
  • The living wages increase as more people are included in the calculations.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
  • What is considered a living wage in Kansas City in 2026?
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Sadler emphasized that the struggle for a living wage is a communitywide issue.
    — Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
  • What is considered a living wage in Indianapolis?
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Now, no matter the caseload, OFR attorneys are guaranteed a living wage.
    — Raynee Howell, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The living wage in Wake County sits at around $55,250 a year for a single adult with no children.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Granor Farm has a staff of more than 30, with over 20 full-time employees who earn a living wage and health benefits.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Everybody deserves to make a living wage and be taken care of, and the PAs are absolutely not an exception to that.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Several organizations have attempted to define a living wage in the Austin area.
    — Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Reformation, known for feminine dresses, launched in 2009 and pledged to make clothes from leftover fabrics and pay its workers a living wages.
    — Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • Sheinbaum said her plan would take aim at the roots of crime through strategic investments in education, living wages for farm workers, and strengthening rural infrastructure.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Each student overcame their own obstacles through a program designed to transform lives, not just with technical skills and a path to a living wage job, but also mentorship, career support, and a sense of belonging.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, the focus should be on changing production practices to allow for living wages that support a better life and work-life balance for workers—for instance, enabling them to afford to send their children to school and allowing for time off.
    — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
  • In addition to cost of living wage increases, the guild is also seeking to preserve layoff protections and add new guardrails to the contract that prevent work from being outsourced to third-party companies and/or non-union labor.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Under the women pillar, Ganni aims to advocate for living wages, formalize its support for UN Women and ensure safe workplaces.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
  • As of 2024, 39% of factories are paying a living wage, and an additional 29% are paying wages that are 80% of living wages or more.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Locations influence living wages Using the calculator, Artios ranked the states in terms of an average living wage for one worker and no kids compared to each state's minimum.
    — Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • If Johnston heeds that warning, the mayor will likely have to find a proposal that balances workers’ need for a living wage with the desire to attract businesses to the city core in order to find enough council support to pass the legislation.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Prior to the pandemic, the city relied on a consultant’s living wage calculation using the federal poverty rate for a family of three, adjusted upward to account for San Jose’s higher cost of living.
    — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Bar advocates, who represent about 80% of indigent clients charged with crimes in the Bay State, have been on strike since May and have continued their work stoppage as their demands for a living wage remain unsatisfied.
    — Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025

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