salary

Everyday

The money a person is paid for their job, usually the same amount every month or year. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and money lessons, pupils learn that adults earn a salary for working and use it to pay for food, rent and bills. In maths, salary appears in problems about yearly and monthly pay and saving. Phrases: earn a salary, a high salary, a yearly salary, salary per month.

Examples

• My aunt earns a good salary as a nurse. tree →
• A teacher's salary is paid every month. tree →
• Her salary went up this year. tree →
• He saves part of his salary. tree →
• If the yearly salary is 36,000 dollars, the monthly salary is 3,000 dollars. tree →
• Footballers can have very large salaries. tree →
• People with a salary pay tax. tree →
• "Now he'll get a salary," said the man. tree →

Note

Countable: a salary, salaries. "Wage" or "wages" usually means pay worked out by the hour or week; a salary is a fixed amount for the year. Maths: monthly salary = yearly salary ÷ 12; weekly is about yearly ÷ 52. Spelling: "salary", not "sallary" or "celery" (a vegetable).