sal‧a‧ry S2 W3 / sæləri / 名词 ( 复数形式 salaries ) [可数和不可数名词]
money that you receive as payment from the organization you work for, usually paid to you every month → wage , pay :
The average salary for a teacher is $39,000 a year.
COLLOCATIONS
动词
earn/get/receive a salary She’s now earning a good salary as an interpreter.
be on a salary British English (= be earning a salary ) He won’t tell me what salary he’s on.
command a salary formal (= be able to get a particular salary ) Which graduates command the highest salaries?
pay somebody a salary Large companies often pay better salaries.
offer somebody a salary We offer competitive salaries to graduates.
increase sb’s salary His salary was increased to £80,000 a year.
cut sb’s salary (= reduce someone’s salary ) They will cut salaries before they cut jobs.
形容词
high/good She moved to a job with a higher salary.
low It sounds an interesting job, but the salary is too low.
a six-figure salary (= one over £100,000 or $100,000 ) He’s now a top executive with a six-figure salary.
annual salary His annual salary is $200,000.
monthly salary What’s your monthly salary?
current salary His current salary is just over £30,000 a year.
basic/base salary (= the basic amount that someone is paid ) You get a basic salary, and then other benefits on top.
starting salary (= the salary someone gets when they start a job ) The starting salary for a hotel manager is $26,400.
final salary Your pension is based on a proportion of your final salary.
salary + NOUN
a salary increase He was given a huge salary increase.
a salary cut (= a decrease in someone’s salary ) The workforce agreed to take salary cuts.
the salary scale/structure (= the list of increasing salaries that someone in a job can earn ) He is almost at the top of his salary scale.
短语
a drop/cut in salary (= a reduction in salary ) He couldn’t afford to take a drop in salary.
an increase/rise in salary They were offered a 10% increase in salary.
THESAURUS
salary 名词 [可数名词] the money that you receive regularly for doing your job, usually paid to you every month. Salary is usually used for professional jobs such as teachers, managers, doctors etc : Nurses earn a basic salary of £21,250. | Her salary is paid directly into her bank account.
pay 名词 [不可数名词] the money you receive for doing a job : The pay is pretty good. | Teachers are asking for higher pay.
wages 名词 [复数形式] ( also wage [单数形式] ) the money that someone is paid every week by their employer, especially someone who works in a shop or factory : Practically all my wages go on housing and transport to work. | The average weekly wage was £350. | a wage increase
income 名词 [可数和不可数名词] the money that you receive regularly for doing your job, and from things such as a business or investments : The amount of tax you have to pay depends on your income. | People on low incomes are finding it difficult to pay their fuel bills.
earnings 名词 [复数形式] the total amount of money you earn from any job you do – used especially when the amount is different each month or year : The average worker’s earnings have not kept up with inflation.