Collocations for wage - noun

decent, fair, good, high | inadequate, low, meagre, small
He busked to supplement his meagre wages.

annual, hourly, regular, etc. | gross, pre-tax | after-tax, net | money | real
If money wages remain constant and price levels rise, real wages fall.

basic, standard
a basic wage of £100 a week plus tips

living
workers fighting for a living wage

minimum | average

pay | earn
She earns a good wage at the factory.

live on
How can you live on such a low wage?

increase, keep up, push up, raise
Full employment pushed up wages.

cut, force down, hold down, keep down | supplement

increase, rise | decrease, fall

earner | labour, workers | claim
The union submitted a wage claim for a 9% rise.

bargaining, negotiations | agreement, settlement | cut, reduction | controls, freeze, restraint
The government promised greater tax cuts in return for continued wage restraints.

explosion, increase, inflation, rise | bill, costs | structure, system | differentials
wage differentials between large and small firms

packet
He got his first wage packet at fourteen years old.

a cut/fall in wages, growth in wages, an increase/a rise in wages