Extra payment for working under dangerous conditions; danger money.
Example sentencesExamples
You do, however, receive an extra fifty dollars a month in hazard pay.
I was angry that the US is funding private armies, while the administration tries to cut our soldiers' hazard pay.
They demanded increased hazard pay, shift bonuses, and subsidies to cover house rents and children's education.
It was dangerous work, but I was getting hazard pay.
Being a film critic is nice work if you can get it, but sometimes hazard pay seems more than fair.
The workers are assured hazard pay and insurance of at least $25,000 on top of fat salaries, the official said.
This legislation was essential to our operations - providing funding for body armor; hazard pay; health benefits; ammunition; and spare parts for our military.
Hazard pay applies only to the first 40 hours worked each week.
Health workers had the right to benefits such as hazard pay, subsistence allowances and overtime pay.
Definition of hazard pay in US English:
hazard pay
noun
North American
Extra payment for working under dangerous conditions.
Also called danger pay
Example sentencesExamples
They demanded increased hazard pay, shift bonuses, and subsidies to cover house rents and children's education.
The workers are assured hazard pay and insurance of at least $25,000 on top of fat salaries, the official said.
You do, however, receive an extra fifty dollars a month in hazard pay.
Health workers had the right to benefits such as hazard pay, subsistence allowances and overtime pay.
I was angry that the US is funding private armies, while the administration tries to cut our soldiers' hazard pay.
This legislation was essential to our operations - providing funding for body armor; hazard pay; health benefits; ammunition; and spare parts for our military.
Being a film critic is nice work if you can get it, but sometimes hazard pay seems more than fair.
It was dangerous work, but I was getting hazard pay.
Hazard pay applies only to the first 40 hours worked each week.