noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , generous , good , handsome , high , huge , large , top
▪
Top salaries are liable for a higher rate of tax.
▪ six-figure , seven-figure , etc.
▪ low , meagre/meager , modest , small
▪ competitive , decent , reasonable
▪ average , median ( AmE )
▪ annual , monthly , yearly
▪ base ( esp. AmE ), basic ( BrE )
▪ minimum
▪ gross , net
▪ starting
▪ final
▪
Your pension will be based on a proportion of your final ~.
▪ current
▪ severance ( AmE ) (usually severance pay in BrE and AmE )
▪
He is entitled to one year of severance ~.
▪ pensionable ( BrE )
▪ tax-free
VERB + SALARY
▪ pay (sb)
▪ command , earn , receive
▪
US tech workers command six-figure salaries.
▪ draw
▪
Mr Kerry continued to draw his ~ during the time of his absence.
▪ boost , increase , raise
▪
She raised his ~ to $36 000.
▪ cut , slash
▪ double , triple
SALARY + VERB
▪ increase , rise ( BrE )
SALARY + NOUN
▪ package
▪
The position is rewarded with a generous ~ package.
▪ hike ( esp. AmE ), increase , raise ( AmE ), rise ( BrE )
▪
The school district gave teachers a 12% ~ increase.
▪ cut
▪ level
▪ review
▪ band ( BrE ), grade , range
▪ cap
▪
The ~ cap will be set at $49.5 million.
▪ scale , structure
▪ bill ( esp. BrE ), costs
PREPOSITION
▪ on a ~
▪
It's impossible to bring up a family on such a low ~.
PHRASES
▪ an increase in ~ , a raise in ~ ( AmE ), a rise in ~ ( BrE )
▪ a cut in ~ , a drop in ~ ( BrE )
▪
Workers are being asked to take a cut in ~.