Python 3, (22 bytes) $98,442

print('$',ord('𘂊'))

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Much like Doorknob's Ruby answer, the 4 byte Unicode character used here, 𘂊, has an ordinal value of the maximal integer salary achievable in 22 bytes.

Python 3, (22 bytes) $ 98,442

print('$',ord('𘂊'))

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Much like Doorknob's Ruby answer, the 4 byte Unicode character used here, 𘂊, has an ordinal value of the maximal integer salary achievable in 22 bytes.

Note that print() prints its unnamed arguments separated by spaces by default (sep is an optional named argument).