I offered him $10 - almost certainly more than his monthly wage.

The amount is more than double the average monthly wage.

The men would be paid a monthly wage and a certain amount of land after the campaign finished.

Stars received 20 times the average monthly wage for one concert.

He was to receive a monthly wage to write a novel.

Suit prices began at $500, more than five times today's average monthly wage in Russia.

The workers expected a raise in their monthly wages equal to this amount.

She got the second shock when I told her the monthly wage was 950 marks.

The Government says the average monthly wage is about 5,000 forints.

The result has been traumatic in a nation where the minimum monthly wage is $15.

The monthly wage was regularly paid, and the child brought up as one of rank.

The average monthly wage is less than $25, and the majority of citizens live below the official poverty line.

The average private sector worker would have to pay in nearly their entire monthly wage to get that.

That is 50 times the average monthly wage for a Government worker - or more than four years' salary.

The president always wanted us to come up to him to pick up our monthly wages.

The average monthly wage for a Soviet worker is 240 rubles.

Twenty pounds, a round sum, for the monthly wages and books.

Can you blame these people for not wanting to shell out nearly half a monthly wage?

Sixty euros is a third of the average monthly wage.

With an average monthly wage of $465, Hungarian purchasing power is limited.

The strike lasted 22 days and all government workers were converted to monthly wages.

Workers receive a small monthly wage with meals and accommodation provided by the society.

But the 200-riel standard monthly wage would barely fill a shopping basket.

This is more than the guaranteed monthly wage even for a specialized worker.

This is a breathtaking amount for most citizens, close to a fifth of the average monthly wage.