salary
- noun
- /ˈsæləri/
- Her teacher's salary is less than what I make, which is pathetic.
- salary and benefits
- pay salaries
- average salary
So if you are just competing on salary, you're going to lose.
- So if you are just competing on salary, you're going to lose.
- He's making a fucking dream salary in one month, you know?
- ESPN is, is cutting back salaries and Sage still was highly paid.
- What proportion of our salary should we be investing?
- Reed Hoffman bridged the gap to cover salaries and operations.
- Oh, when they print money, your purchasing power of your salary goes down, right, Tom?
- And payday is made-up of your salary plus all your passive income.
- So is his salary enough to support you?
- Apparently now that toll is just paying the salary of the toll booth worker.
- And as long as he does that, he makes a salary in six figures.
- repairs, garbage collection, town employee salaries and that sort of thing.
- Look, times are tough right now and taxes are increasing, salaries are dwindling and it's tough.
- We will pay salary and bonuses where outstanding.
Examples
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After negotiating, he managed to secure a higher salary for his new job.
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Yeah, the salary was not so high.
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When I get a degree, I will make a bigger salary for me.
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So is his salary enough to support you?
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We might conclude that raising teacher salaries will increase student performance.
Academic text (2011) -
The average salary for a football coach at a top 120 school is $1.36 million.
Academic text (2011) -
We offer the highest salary and benefits in the country, and I'm not exaggerating.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her teacher's salary allows her to live comfortably in the city.
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Many employees receive their salary on the last Friday of every month.
Synonyms
Money you receive for work or services
Money people or companies get from work, business, and investments
Money an employee gets for work, often given by check
A regular amount of money given to help pay living costs
Money paid to someone for work or services
The money a worker gets for work, often in an envelope
Antonyms
Compounds
- Philippine
An extra month's pay that workers receive after a thirteenth salary
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Salary comes from the Latin salarium, from sal meaning 'salt'. Roman soldiers were given salt or money for salt, so salary now means the regular payment someone gets for work.