hazard pay

Risky job compensation

Hazard pay is extra compensation for work involving physical danger, health risks, or unusually difficult conditions.

Soldiers in combat zones, nurses during epidemics, and workers handling toxic materials may receive hazard pay: The job paid well, plus hazard pay for the night shift in that neighborhood.

compensation

premium

Added cost for better

supplement · wage increase · stipend · surcharge · overtime · risk premium · shift differential · danger money · top-up

danger

dangerous

Apt to cause harm

exposure · volatile · unsafe · deadly · lethal · fatal · treacherous · precarious · harmful · threatening

occupations

firefighter

Emergency blaze responder

lineworker · roofer · oil rig worker · nurse · paramedic · construction worker · sanitation worker · bomb squad · police officer · steelworker

protection

safety gear

Equipment preventing injury

goggles · gloves · hazmat suit · insurance · workers compensation · liability coverage · safety protocols · OSHA · precautions · safeguards

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risk compensation

hazard paybase pay

Compensation before additions

base salary · base rate · minimum wage · flat rate · unpaid labor

Family

pay, payment, hazard, repay, hazardous, hazards, hazarded, hazarding

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