noun
salary
SAL-uh-ree/ˈsæləri/
A fixed regular payment for work, usually stated as a yearly amount.
Her new job pays a fixed salary of $60,000 a year.
Etymology
Latin salarium meant an allowance or stipend and is said to have originally meant money for a soldier to buy salt. The payment sense later narrowed to fixed, periodic compensation for services.
In context
working conditions and the salary and cost-of-living many teachers work more than one job to make ends meet
More examples
- The company deposits my salary twice a month.
- She negotiates a higher salary before accepting the offer.
- Starting salaries vary by position and experience.
Forms
salary · salaries
salaried adjective — Paid a fixed amount for work.
Similar words
- wages
- Wages are usually calculated by hours worked or output.
- pay
- Pay covers any money received for work, including wages.
- compensation
- Compensation can include benefits and bonuses as well as salary.