Synonyms of salaries

salaries

noun

plural of salary

as in wages

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services

signed a contract for a new job with a salary of $60,000 per year

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of salaries

That’s how much LIV has paid its players in tournament winnings, salaries and bonuses since its first tournament in 2022. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The salaries Golden State paid out to Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda and Nadia Fingall as the replacement players for Rupert don’t count toward the cap, so the Valkyries have enough breathing room underneath. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 July 2026

To two young stars whose endorsement deals dwarf their league salaries, $400 is probably couch-cushion change. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Most members of the British royal family don’t receive traditional salaries. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Hundreds of employees had been on leave for a year, being paid their regular salaries to do no work. — Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Average teacher salaries increased approximately 42%, from $52,728 in 2017–18 to $74,909 in 2025–26. — Jared Polis, Denver Post, 30 July 2026

Last week, health workers at Bunia General Hospital, the region’s largest medical center, had already gone on strike over unpaid salaries. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

The hiring boom for construction workers, along with their rising salaries, is likely to continue, and more apprenticeship and trade programs will emerge for people who want to enter the industry, ADP said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 July 2026