six-figure

adjective

: in the hundreds of thousands : totaling 100,000 or more but less than one million
a six-figure income

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Earlier this week, Ed Brady, president and CEO of the Home Builders Institute (HBI), said younger people need to be more aware of the opportunities in the sector, saying skilled blue-collar roles with six-figure salaries attached were sitting empty. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Hublot and Jeff Koons dropped a collection of quirky and colorful Classic Fusions shaped like the artist’s famous Balloon Dog sculpture and a bonkers six-figure tourbillon. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026 Continue reading … HELP WANTED — CEO sounds alarm as 'six-figure jobs' go unfilled amid worker shortage. — FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The original was never supposed to be a collector's trophy or some six-figure garage queen. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for six-figure

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“Six-figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-figure. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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