danger pay
Risk premium wages
Danger pay is extra compensation for work involving unusual physical risk—combat zones, hazardous materials, unstable regions.
Also called hazard pay.
The premium acknowledges that some jobs put workers in harm's way: Contractors in war zones earn substantial danger pay.
The term applies in military, diplomatic, and civilian contexts.
- risk premiumExtra yield for uncertainty
- hazardous dutyWork involving significant risk
- combat zoneActive military conflict area
- war zoneArea of active conflict
- hostile territoryArea controlled by adversaries
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