wageestimate
nounUK /ˈweɪdʒˌɛstɪmət/
US /ˈweɪdʒˌɛstɪmət/
A wageestimate is a careful guess about how much money someone will be paid for their work.
The manager made a wageestimate before hiring the new workers.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A rough calculation of the total cost of wages for a project or period.
The builder included a wageestimate in the budget for the new house.
3. An official figure predicting average pay levels in a region or industry.
The report's wageestimate showed that average pay would rise next year.
4. A personal guess about how much you might earn from a job or task.
Before taking the summer job, she wrote a wageestimate to plan her savings.