How to Use "Salary" with Example Sentences

salary (n): the amount of money a person makes at a job

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Used with adjectives:

"The worker makes a big salary."
(big, large, good, huge, average, low, small)

"Our base salary is $45,000."
(base, starting, average, annual, final)

Used with verbs:

"The company pays a great salary."
(pays, offers)

"Jimmy earns a low salary."
(earns, receives, gets)

"His hard work will raise his salary."
(raise, increase, boost, improve)

Used with nouns:

"This position has a good salary package."
(package, deal)

"All teachers received a 10% salary increase."
(increase, raise, hike, cut)

Used with prepositions:

"It is hard to raise a family on a low salary."
(on)