pay grade
15
3.7
- noun
- US
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nivel salarial
- Negotiating contracts is above my pay grade, and I will defer to the legal team.
- higher pay grades
- way above pay grade
- far above pay grade
As for why that would be, honestly, it's a little above my pay grade.
- As for why that would be, honestly, it's a little above my pay grade.
- But beyond that, like I said, it's kind of above my pay grade and I'm not involved on that level.
- Now I feel like I am above my pay grade and I will turn the floor over to someone who is less fun but more factually up to stuff.
- I mean, you've looked into haptic suits more than I have, it seems, but that's beyond my pay grade.
- But he was very IO, you know, above anyone's pay grade.
- You know what is now I'm babbling over my pay grade.
Examples
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That's way above my pay grade.
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My current responsibilities exceed my pay grade, so I need to consult my manager.
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Everyone in the same pay grade makes the same amount.
Blog text (33) -
That's above my pay grade.
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A sanitarian in the Rhode Island Office of Food Protection had a pay grade classification of 23.
Academic text (2002) -
"Whether or not you could use federal funds—that was an issue above my pay grade."
Academic text (2006) -
Making budget cuts is a decision that falls outside my pay grade.
Synonyms
221
2.7
A level on a scale that shows how good something is
76
3.7
A position in a system that shows rank, like first or second
23
7.7
A level of people in a company or organization
2
3.9
A schedule that shows how much people are paid for different jobs or experience levels
1
5.6
A level of pay and responsibility in the military or government
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'pay grade' directly combines 'pay' (remuneration) and 'grade' (rank/level) to mean a classification that determines salary; the meaning is a straightforward compositional noun–noun combination. This follows a common pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Pay grade comes from places like the military where each grade was a set level that decided a person's pay. So today pay grade means the 'level' that determines someone's 'salary'.