Living ___ (fair salary)

WAGE is the answer to "Living ___ (fair salary)" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 4 of 5.

"Living ___ (fair salary)" answer

The answer for Tuesday's puzzle is:

WAGE

The rest of the ladder at the top of the page stays hidden until you tap a rung, so you can check this word without giving away the others.

Why WAGE fits

This one is a fill-in-the-blank. With WAGE in the gap, you get "Living WAGE."

If you've already solved PAGE, change its first letter from P to W. Coming from WADE instead, swap its third letter, D, for a G. Either way, you end up at WAGE.

The full ladder for September 22, 2026

Here's every word from that day, with WAGE marked.

Other clues from the September 22 Crossclimb

The other four clues from that day, each linked to its own page:

• Fairy ___ (bedtime story) → TALE
• Drained of color → PALE
• Either side of a sheet in a book → PAGE
• Walk in knee-deep water → WADE

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the September 22 Crossclimb answers. Today's puzzle is on the main Crossclimb page.

About LinkedIn Crossclimb

Crossclimb is LinkedIn's daily word-ladder game. You answer short trivia clues, then put the words in order so each one differs from the next by a single letter; getting that right unlocks the top and bottom words. A new ladder goes live at midnight Pacific (3 a.m. Eastern), and it's free to play on LinkedIn.

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