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salary
verbs
earn/get/receive a salary
• She’s now earning a good salary as an interpreter.
be on a salary
British English (= be earning a salary )
• He won’t tell me what salary he’s on.
command a salary
formal (= be able to get a particular salary )
• Which graduates command the highest salaries?
pay somebody a salary
• Large companies often pay better salaries.
offer somebody a salary
• We offer competitive salaries to graduates.
increase sb’s salary
• His salary was increased to £80,000 a year.
cut sb’s salary
(= reduce someone’s salary )
• They will cut salaries before they cut jobs.
adjectives
high/good
• She moved to a job with a higher salary.
low
• It sounds an interesting job, but the salary is too low.
a six-figure salary
(= one over £100,000 or $100,000 )
• He’s now a top executive with a six-figure salary.
annual salary
• His annual salary is $200,000.
monthly salary
• What's your monthly salary?
current salary
• His current salary is just over £30,000 a year.
basic/base salary
(= the basic amount that someone is paid )
• You get a basic salary, and then other benefits on top.
starting salary
(= the salary someone gets when they start a job )
• The starting salary for a hotel manager is $26,400.
final salary
• Your pension is based on a proportion of your final salary.
salary + NOUN
a salary increase
• He was given a huge salary increase.
a salary cut
(= a decrease in someone’s salary )
• The workforce agreed to take salary cuts.
the salary scale/structure
(= the list of increasing salaries that someone in a job can earn )
• He is almost at the top of his salary scale.
phrases
a drop/cut in salary
(= a reduction in salary )
• He couldn’t afford to take a drop in salary.
an increase/rise in salary
• They were offered a 10% increase in salary.
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salary
noun [ countable ] the money that you receive regularly for doing your job, usually paid to you every month. Salary is usually used for professional jobs such as teachers, managers, doctors etc:
• Nurses earn a basic salary of £21,250. • Her salary is paid directly into her bank account.
pay
noun [ uncountable ] the money you receive for doing a job:
• The pay is pretty good. • Teachers are asking for higher pay.
wages
noun [ plural ] ( also wage [ singular ] ) the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a shop or factory:
• Practically all my wages go on housing and transport to work. • The average weekly wage was £350. • a wage increase
income
noun [ uncountable and countable ] the money that you receive regularly for doing your job, and from things such as a business or investments:
• The amount of tax you have to pay depends on your income. • People on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay their fuel bills.
earnings
noun [ plural ] the total amount of money you earn from any job you do – used especially when the amount is different each month or year:
• The average worker’s earnings have not kept up with inflation.
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun ADJ. competitive, generous, good, handsome, high, large, top Top salaries are liable for a higher rate of tax. | low, small | reasonable | average | basic | pensionable | gross | net | starting | current | final Your pension will be based on a proportion of your final salary. | annual, monthly | tax-free VERB + SALARY pay (sb) | earn, receive | increase | cut, decrease, reduce SALARY + NOUN package The position is rewarded with a generous salary package. | award, increase, rise The top salary awards are completely out of line with inflation. | cut | level | review | band, grade, range What salary band will I be on after two years in the company? | scale, structure | bill, costs PREP. on a ~ It's impossible to bring up a family on such a low salary. PHRASES an increase/a rise in salary, a cut/drop in salary Workers are being asked to take a cut in salary.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
pay:
Your salary will be $1000 a month.
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