base pay
Wages before bonuses
Base pay is the fixed amount of money an employee earns before additions like bonuses, overtime, or benefits.
It's the guaranteed minimum compensation for a position: Her base pay is $60,000, but with commission she typically earns more.
Salary negotiations often focus on base pay because other compensation can fluctuate.
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- annual salaryCompensation per year
- starting salaryFirst pay at new job
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- minimum wageLowest lawful hourly rate
wages · fair wages · hourly wage · contractual terms · job offer · compensation · remuneration · employment contract · merit increase · deductions · cost of living · cost of living adjustment · biweekly · tax withholding · wage disparity · livable · wage gap · raise
- wageswage, salary, paycheck, income, earnings
- pay typesbonus, signing bonus, performance bonus, double time, time and a half
- wage datawage rates, wage levels, average wage, median wage, hourly wages
- compensationsalary, income, wage, bonus, payment
- incomesalary, earnings, income, wages, net earnings
- job perkssalary, perks, pension plans, 401k, benefits
base paycommission
Payment for services rendered
bonus · incentive pay · performance bonus · tips · overtime pay
base paytotal compensation
All employment earnings combined
gross pay · compensation package · take-home pay · gross earnings