salary

/ˈsælɚi/noun

A set amount of money an employee receives for work, usually stated per month or per year rather than by the hour.

Example sentences

“Her starting salary was higher than she expected.”
“The job offers a good salary plus health insurance.”

Distinguished from 'wages': a salary is quoted per year or month, wages per hour or week. The adjective is 'salaried'.

Synonyms for salary

pay
earnings
income

Often confused with salary

salary vs wage
salary vs wages: wages (noun): All the money a person earns over a given period.

Related words

projectA piece of planned work with a clear goal, usually completed over several stages.managerSomeone whose work is to run and oversee something, like a company, a shop, or a sports team.emailA way of sending written messages and files between computers over a network, especially the internet.colleagueA person you work with, especially in the same profession or organization.scheduleA plan showing what will happen and when, often laid out as a list or table of times.deadlineThe date or time by which a task has to be finished.