Synonyms of salary

salary

noun

ˈsal-rē 

as in wage

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

• wage
• pay
• payment
• stipend
• paycheck
• compensation
• emolument
• overtime
• earnings
• hire
• pay envelope
• profit
• minimum wage
• packet
• reimbursement
• living wage
• repayment
• return
• remuneration
• double time
• nominal wages
• take-home pay
• remittance
• reparation
• restitution
• redress
• recompense
• takings
• recoupment
• yield
• time and a half
• requital

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of salary

Experts say the Houthis have struggled to pay salaries to civil servants, including public sector doctors and diverted most tax revenues to their military wing. — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Valencia, like other colleges, also must adjust to new standards for federal funding under the One Big Beautiful Bill, which generally requires the local median salary of graduates to be higher than those with just a high school diploma. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Matching a sourcer’s annual pipeline runs $5,300 to $7,000 against $114,000 in salary—a 93% to 96% cost reduction, one agent equal to 15 to 20 sourcers. — Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The board will determine Brandenburg’s salary, according to the governor’s office. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026