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

Critics also continue to bring up Castro’s 2023 vote to raise commissioner salaries and her 2024 vote to hire Rojas as city manager without a national search, two decisions that have since been overturned by the current commission. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

While the paydays are still well short of those in the men’s league, clubs are luring foreign players with tax-free salaries and expat perks. — semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Instead, Michael and Olivia get their money from Natalia, who cuts them a check for six months’ worth of rent and salary. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Larsen, hired in June 2023 and certified in December 2023, had the highest salary of the group, more than $85,000. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026