salary

UK: /ˈsæləri/ US: /ˈsæləri/ ,(sal′ə rē)

Inflections of 'salary' (n): npl: salaries

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

sal•a•ry /ˈsæləri/   n. [countable] , pl. -ries. 

1. a fixed amount of money paid regularly to a person for work:
   Salaries for these jobs start at $20,000 a year.

sal•a•ried, adj.: 

a salaried worker.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sal•a•ry  (sal′ə rē), n., pl. -ries. 

1. a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.

• Latin salārium salt money. See sal, -ary
• Anglo-French
• Middle English salarie 1350–1400

sal′a•ry•less, adj. 
Synonyms

See pay. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

salary / ˈsælərɪ/ noun ( -ries)

1. a fixed regular payment made by an employer, often monthly, for professional or office work as opposed to manual work
   Compare wage1

verb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)

1. (transitive) to pay a salary to

Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-Norman salarie, from Latin salārium the sum given to Roman soldiers to buy salt, from sal salt