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

Finding a way to move either Javier or Walker would allow Brown to widen his search for reinforcements, even if Houston must pay a portion of either player’s remaining salary. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 27 July 2026

His party platform includes open communication with the public and a list of policy proposals like Medicare for All and increasing teacher salaries. — Jack Harvel july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

More than 300 workers across London’s Victoria and Albert Museum are voting on whether to strike over salary, working conditions, and what unions describe as unsafe heatwave policies. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 July 2026

The letter falsely claimed Jones earned a $150,000 salary with the cannabis consulting company owned by Thao’s sister, the court filing says. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 27 July 2026