Wages

A compensation given to a hired The term "wages" does not include "salary," and the term "wages earned" is an apt expression in regard to laborers who are only entitled to pay for services actually rendered, but is entirely inappropriate when used concerning public officers or clerks who receive annual salaries, which are not due until the end of the year, and who are entitled to be paid so long as they hold their offices, without regard to the services rendered.

25 Abb. N. C. (N. Y.) 368.

See "Salary."

See Salary.