wageguess
nounUK /ˈweɪdʒɡɛs/
US /ˈweɪdʒɡɛs/
A wageguess is a rough guess about how much money someone will be paid.
Before the job interview, she made a wageguess of about twenty dollars an hour.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An informal calculation of expected hourly pay used when exact figures are unknown.
The workers shared a wageguess while waiting for the official pay scale.
3. A tentative prediction of future wages based on limited information.
His wageguess for next year turned out to be close to the real number.
4. A playful term for a number someone blurts out when asked about pay.
When asked his salary, he gave a quick wageguess and laughed.