Noun
a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably
Source: WordNetFactory workers are not working for capitalism, they are working for a living wage. Bernard Crick
Raising the minimum wage means raising the living wage - and that's good news for Ohio. Sherrod Brown
Practically, the desirable situation ought to be one in which any reasonably responsible person willing to accept available employment can find a job paying a living wage within 48 hours. William Vickrey
If a man or a woman puts in an honest day's work, they should to be able to earn a living wage. Richard J. Codey
Very few restaurant workers could even dream of eating in the restaurants they work in. Many do not make a living wage. Anthony Bourdain
I live in southern Appalachia, so I'm surrounded by people who work very hard for barely a living wage. It's particularly painful that people are working the farms their parents and grandparents worked but aren't living nearly as well. Barbara Kingsolver