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Salary

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

/ˈsæləri/nounCore term

In job interviews & careers, salary means: A fixed amount of money that an employer pays you for your work, usually agreed as a yearly figure and paid every month.

In Turkish: maaş, ücret

How it is used

In UK and US job ads, a salary is normally shown per year and before tax, for example '£35,000 per annum'. You earn, negotiate, receive or are offered a salary, and people casually ask 'What's the salary like?'

Example sentences

  1. The salary for this role is between £40,000 and £45,000 a year.

  2. I'm happy with the salary, but I'd like to know more about the bonus scheme.

Common collocations

  • annual salary
  • starting salary
  • negotiate a salary
  • salary increase
  • earn a salary
  • base salaryThe fixed amount of pay you get before bonuses, commission, overtime or benefits are added.
  • salary expectationsThe amount of pay you hope to receive in a new job, which employers often ask about on application forms or in interviews.
  • salary rangeThe lowest and highest amounts an employer is prepared to pay for a particular job, for example £40,000 to £48,000 a year.
  • negotiateTo discuss something formally with someone in order to reach an agreement, for example about your salary, start date or working hours.
  • benefitsThings an employer gives you in addition to your salary, such as health insurance, a pension, extra holiday or a meal allowance.

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