pay packet
noun
British
: the money that a person regularly earns : a wage or salary
her weekly/monthly pay packet
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The decision to boost executive compensation won't impact CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal pay packet, according to the filing.
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Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 22 Feb. 2025
Last year Nadella’s pay packet totaled $48.5 million, with the company’s 2023 proxy filing revealing a base salary of $2.5 million plus stock awards, cash incentive compensation and other compensation.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Edwards earned his biggest pay packet for five years last year.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
Speculation over O’Leary’s pay packet is perhaps so hot because his competitors’ bosses are much less likely to enjoy similar rewards soon.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 28 June 2024
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Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 22 Feb. 2025
Last year Nadella’s pay packet totaled $48.5 million, with the company’s 2023 proxy filing revealing a base salary of $2.5 million plus stock awards, cash incentive compensation and other compensation.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Edwards earned his biggest pay packet for five years last year.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
Speculation over O’Leary’s pay packet is perhaps so hot because his competitors’ bosses are much less likely to enjoy similar rewards soon.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 28 June 2024
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“Pay packet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20packet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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