Synonyms of paychecks

paychecks

noun

plural of paycheck

as in salaries

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

almost half of her paycheck goes to child care and transportation expenses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salaries
• wages
• payments
• stipends
• pays
• emoluments
• pay envelopes
• hires
• packets
• earnings
• profits
• minimum wages
• nominal wages
• compensations
• overtimes
• reimbursements
• living wages
• repayments
• returns
• remittances
• reparations
• takings
• restitutions
• remunerations
• take-home pays
• recompenses
• double times
• recoupments
• time and a halfs
• yields
• redresses
• requitals

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paychecks

Without action, operations will cease, paychecks will stop and the start of the school year will be thrown into chaos just as families are ending their summer breaks. — Jennifer Custer, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

There is also a referee program where teens as young as 14 can enroll and become certified, hoping teens from the neighborhood can collect their first paychecks on the pitch. — Pj Green july 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026

Last fall, the Labor Department issued a rule that would take housing costs out of workers' paychecks and change the way wages are calculated — effectively lowering guest workers' pay and making the program cheaper for farmers. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 July 2026

Unlike officers in uniform, however, politicians have nothing to lose but their paychecks and perks. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026

Rising premiums — driven by high prices for hospitals, doctors, and prescription drugs and more intensive care — are eating into bottom lines and paychecks. — Bob Herman, STAT, 7 July 2026

But if the raises continue at a frenetic pace, today’s fractional yields can be tomorrow’s fat paychecks. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

The report will also provide insight into whether American workers’ paychecks are falling further behind inflation. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Thousands of San Diego tourism workers on Wednesday saw their paychecks rise thanks to a city ordinance that raised their minimum wage. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026