annual pay

Twelve months' compensation

Annual pay is the total compensation an employee receives over a year, including salary, bonuses, and other earnings.

It serves as the standard measure for comparing jobs and negotiating employment: The position offers annual pay of $85,000.

Distinguished from hourly wages, annual pay assumes full-time, year-round employment.

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earnings · paycheck · direct deposit · bonus · raise · salary cap · gross · net · taxable · tax bracket · W-2 form · benefits · stipend · remuneration · yearly · performance · review · negotiation

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Opposites
time unit of compensation

annual payhourly wages

Pay based on hours

hourly pay · hourly rate · per diem · daily rate · weekly pay

regularity/stability of income

annual paypiece rate

Compensation per unit produced

freelance income · contract work

compensation type

annual payunpaid labor

Work done without payment

volunteer work · pro bono work · barter · stock options · room and board

Family

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Top 200,000
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