salary

The word “salary” has 3 syllables: sal-a-ry

It's pronounced as /ˈsæləri/


What is synonym and antonym for salary?

In the thesaurus, “salary” has 41 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for salary along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for salary

  • bacon
  • bread
  • compensation
  • double time
  • earnings
  • emolument
  • fee
  • hire
  • income
  • living wage
  • minimum wage
  • nominal wages
  • overtime
  • packet
  • pay
  • pay envelope
  • paycheck
  • payment
  • payroll
  • profit
  • recompense
  • recoupment
  • redress
  • reimbursement
  • remittance
  • remuneration
  • reparation
  • repayment
  • requital
  • restitution
  • return
  • scale
  • stipend
  • take
  • take-home
  • take-home pay
  • takings
  • time and a half
  • wage
  • wages
  • yield

Antonyms for salary

Meanings of salary

  • noun
    1. A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
  • verb
    1. To pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.
  • adjective
    1. Saline.

Example Sentences

  • Salary negotiations can be a crucial part of the job application process.
  • She was pleased with the increase in her salary after her annual performance review.
  • Many people rely on their monthly salary to cover living expenses and bills.
  • She received a raise in her salary after completing additional training and certifications.
  • He decided to take on a part-time job to supplement his salary and save for a vacation.

On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to salary, such as: bacon, bills, bread, compensation, debt, double time, earnings.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

baksheesh

  • allurement
  • backhander
  • bait
  • boodle
  • boost
  • bribe
  • commish
  • commission
  • cumshaw
  • decoy
  • encouragement
  • enticement
  • fee
  • fix
  • flattery
  • goad
  • incentive
  • incitement
  • inducement
  • instigation
  • kickback
  • lure
  • motivation
  • payback
  • payoff
  • percentage
  • perk
  • perquisite
  • persuasion
  • provocation
  • recompense
  • remuneration
  • reward
  • salary
  • seduction
  • slush fund
  • snare
  • something to sweeten pot
  • sop
  • spur
  • stimulation
  • stimulus
  • temptation
  • tip
  • trap
  • turn-on
  • wage

banknote

  • C-note
  • almighty dollar
  • bankroll
  • bill
  • bread
  • buck
  • bucks
  • bullion
  • cabbage
  • capital
  • cash
  • check
  • chicken feed
  • chips
  • coin
  • coinage
  • currency
  • dead presidents
  • dinero
  • dollar
  • dough
  • draft
  • fifty
  • fin
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  • five
  • fiver
  • fund
  • funds
  • gold
  • gravy
  • green stuff
  • greenback
  • greenbacks
  • hard cash
  • hundred
  • investment
  • legal tender
  • loot
  • lucre
  • mazuma
  • medium of exchange
  • money
  • money order
  • note
  • one
  • paper money
  • pay
  • payment
  • pelf
  • pesos
  • pledge
  • principal
  • property
  • ready assets
  • refund
  • remuneration
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  • resources
  • riches
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  • salary
  • savings
  • sawbuck
  • scratch
  • scrip
  • security
  • silver
  • simoleon
  • skins
  • smacker
  • specie
  • stock
  • supply
  • ten
  • tenner
  • treasure
  • twenty
  • two
  • wad
  • wage
  • wampum
  • wealth
  • wherewithal

earnings

gain

  • accelerate
  • accession
  • accomplish
  • accretion
  • accrual
  • accrue
  • accumulate
  • accumulation
  • achieve
  • achievement
  • acquire
  • acquisition
  • addendum
  • addition
  • advance
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  • advantage
  • allure
  • amass
  • ameliorate
  • annex
  • appendix
  • appreciate
  • approach
  • argue
  • assemblage
  • attain
  • attainment
  • attract
  • augment
  • augmentation
  • bag
  • balloon
  • bankroll
  • beat
  • beguile
  • benefit
  • blandish
  • blarney
  • blow up
  • boom
  • boost
  • bottom line
  • bourgeon
  • brainwash
  • bring
  • bring around
  • bring in
  • build up
  • buildup
  • bulk
  • burgeon
  • cajole
  • capital
  • capture
  • carry
  • catch
  • chalk up
  • chew over
  • cleanup
  • clear
  • climb
  • coax
  • coffers
  • collect
  • collection
  • come around
  • come back
  • come by
  • come round
  • come to
  • compensation
  • complement
  • complete
  • consummate
  • continuation
  • convalesce
  • converse
  • convert
  • convince
  • crescendo
  • crest
  • cut
  • debate
  • discuss
  • dispute
  • distend
  • dividend
  • draw
  • earn
  • earnings
  • elevate
  • emolument
  • enhance
  • enlarge
  • enlist
  • enrich
  • entice
  • entreat
  • equal
  • escalate
  • excel
  • exchequer
  • excite
  • exhort
  • expand
  • expansion
  • extend
  • extension
  • fast-talk
  • finances
  • fulfill
  • funds
  • garner
  • gather
  • gathering
  • get
  • glean
  • gravy
  • gross
  • grow
  • growth
  • harvest
  • have
  • headway
  • heal
  • heighten
  • hike
  • hit
  • improve
  • improvement
  • incline
  • income
  • increase
  • increment
  • induce
  • inflate
  • influence
  • intensify
  • interest
  • jump
  • killing
  • knock down
  • land
  • lead on
  • log
  • lucre
  • lure
  • make
  • make a killing
  • match
  • maximize
  • meet
  • mend
  • money
  • moot
  • more
  • mount
  • move
  • move forward
  • multiply
  • mushroom
  • net
  • obtain
  • occupy
  • outdo
  • overpersuade
  • overtake
  • parlay
  • pay
  • payment
  • payoff
  • peak
  • perfect
  • persuade
  • pick up
  • plus
  • pocket
  • pocketbook
  • proceeds
  • procure
  • produce
  • profit
  • progress
  • proliferate
  • proliferation
  • promote
  • prompt
  • pull down
  • pull round
  • pull through
  • rack up
  • raise
  • rally
  • reach
  • reacquire
  • realize
  • reap
  • reattain
  • recapture
  • receipts
  • recoup
  • recover
  • recruit
  • recuperate
  • redouble
  • regain
  • remake
  • remittal
  • requital
  • resources
  • return
  • revenue
  • revive
  • ring up
  • rise
  • rival
  • rocket
  • roll up
  • run-up
  • salary
  • sales
  • satisfy
  • score
  • secure
  • seduce
  • sell
  • share
  • skyrocket
  • snap back
  • snow
  • snowball
  • spike
  • spread
  • step up
  • step-up
  • stimulate
  • succeed
  • supplement
  • surge
  • surpass
  • survive
  • sway
  • swell
  • take
  • take over
  • take-home pay
  • tempt
  • tie
  • tips
  • top
  • touch
  • up
  • upping
  • uptick
  • uptrend
  • upturn
  • urge
  • velvet
  • wages
  • wax
  • wheedle
  • wherewithal
  • win
  • win over
  • windfall
  • winnings
  • yield

gains

  • accelerates
  • accomplishes
  • accrues
  • accumulates
  • achieves
  • acquires
  • allures
  • amasses
  • annexes
  • appreciates
  • approaches
  • argues
  • assets
  • attains
  • attracts
  • avails
  • bags
  • balloons
  • bankroll
  • beats
  • beguiles
  • benefits
  • blandishes
  • blarneys
  • blows up
  • booms
  • boosts
  • bottom line
  • bourgeons
  • brainwashes
  • brings
  • brings around
  • brings in
  • builds up
  • bulks
  • burgeons
  • cajoles
  • capital
  • captures
  • carries
  • cash
  • cash flow
  • catches
  • chalks up
  • chews over
  • clears
  • climbs
  • coaxes
  • coffers
  • comes around
  • comes back
  • comes by
  • comes round
  • comes to
  • commission
  • compensation
  • convalesces
  • converses
  • converts
  • convinces
  • crescendoes
  • crests
  • debates
  • discusses
  • disputes
  • distends
  • dividends
  • drawings
  • draws
  • earnings
  • earns
  • elevates
  • enhances
  • enlarges
  • enriches
  • entices
  • entreats
  • equals
  • escalates
  • excels
  • exchequer
  • excites
  • exhorts
  • expands
  • extends
  • fast-talks
  • finances
  • funds
  • garners
  • gathers
  • gets
  • gravy
  • gross
  • grosses
  • harvest
  • heals
  • heightens
  • hits
  • honorarium
  • improves
  • in the black
  • inclines
  • income
  • increases
  • induces
  • inflates
  • influences
  • intensifies
  • interest
  • interests
  • jumps
  • killing
  • knocks down
  • lands
  • leads on
  • livelihood
  • logs
  • lures
  • makes
  • matches
  • maximizes
  • means
  • meets
  • mends
  • money
  • moots
  • mounts
  • moves
  • multiplies
  • mushrooms
  • net
  • nets
  • obtains
  • occupies
  • outdoes
  • overpersuades
  • pay
  • payoff
  • peaks
  • persuades
  • picks up
  • pocket
  • pocketbook
  • proceeds
  • procures
  • profit
  • proliferates
  • prompts
  • pulls down
  • pulls round
  • pulls through
  • racks up
  • rallies
  • reacquires
  • realizes
  • reaps
  • reattains
  • recaptures
  • receipts
  • recoups
  • recovers
  • recruits
  • recuperates
  • redoubles
  • regains
  • remakes
  • resources
  • return
  • returns
  • revenue
  • revives
  • rings up
  • rises
  • rivals
  • rockets
  • rolls up
  • royalty
  • salary
  • satisfies
  • scores
  • secures
  • seduces
  • sells
  • skyrockets
  • snaps back
  • snowballs
  • snows
  • spreads
  • steps up
  • stimulates
  • surges
  • surpasses
  • survives
  • sways
  • swells
  • take-home
  • take-home pay
  • takes over
  • tempts
  • ties
  • tips
  • tops
  • touches
  • urges
  • wage
  • wages
  • waxes
  • wheedles
  • wherewithal
  • windfall
  • wins
  • yield

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