In the 1990s, new strains of MRSA emerged and began causing infections among people with no identifiable links to health care settings. Several deaths among children without the common risk factors for health care associated disease were reported and led to increased attention.
Definition. Base salary is a fixed amount of money paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed. Base salary does not include benefits, bonuses or any other potential compensation from an employer. Base salary is paid, most frequently, in a bi-weekly paycheck to an exempt or professional employee.
Base Salary. Base salary is what you see on your paycheck. It is the amount per hour or per year that you are paid for performing your job. Base salary does not include any bonuses, benefits or perks associated with the job. It increases with raises or adjustments, but remains the yearly or hourly wage paid. Base salary is typically the number you say when people ask you how much you make -- what you are paid. Total Compensation Total compensation is everything the company provides an employee in exchange for working.