Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe wages and salaries in American Thesaurus

earnings-related (adjective)

relating to the amount of money that you earn, or calculated according to the amount of money that you earn

gross (adjective)

a gross amount of money is the total amount before taxes or costs have been taken out

hourly (adverb)

someone who is paid hourly is paid an amount of money for each hour of work

low-paid (adjective)

not receiving or offering much pay

net (adjective)

a net amount of money is the total amount after taxes or costs have been removed

overpaid (adjective)

being paid more money than you deserve for the work that you do

overpay (verb)

to pay someone more money than they deserve for the work that they do

paid (adjective)

earning a particular amount of money

pay (verb)

to give someone their salary

pay (verb)

if a job pays a particular amount of money, you get that amount for doing it

per diem (adverb)

very formal used after an amount of money to mean “for each day”

remunerative (adjective)

formal providing payment or other rewards for work that has been done

salaried (adjective)

paid a particular amount of money for your job, for example each month or year

unpaid (adjective)

unpaid work is work that you are not paid for

well-paid (adjective)

a well-paid person receives a good amount of money for work

well-paid (adjective)

a well-paid job pays a lot of money