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A wage is the compensation for work usually calculated on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis and paid on schedule—usually weekly, biweekly, or monthly. It is often referred to as a salary.
Most wages are in the form of earned income received by employees for services performed. Usually, wages are computed by multiplying an hourly pay rate by the number of hours worked.
