Twenty-one states increased their minimum wages on Jan. 1, 2025. Wage Expense vs. Salary Expense Wage and salary are often used interchangeably but they refer to different types of payments for ...

"Based on my analysis and current living expenses, one would need a salary north of $215,000 to maintain the same standard of living that a $100,000 salary could have previously afforded." ...

The federal Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) requires that we account for the salary expense as it is earned. A 9-in-9 salary is CAS compliant because it is disbursed as it is earned. A 9-in-12 salary ...

This story has been updated to reflect that commissioners also approved increasing their monthly expense allowance by $100. The sheriff received $8,142 more. The county ...