base salary
Pre-bonus compensation amount
Base salary is the fixed amount of compensation an employee receives before additions like bonuses, commissions, overtime, or benefits.
It's the guaranteed floor of earnings, typically expressed as an annual figure: Her base salary is $85,000, but with bonuses she earns over $100,000.
In job negotiations, base salary is often the starting point before discussing the full compensation package.
- pay gradeCompensation classification level
- gross payEarnings before withholdings
- pay equityEqual pay for equal work
- merit increaseSalary boost for performance
- employment contractBinding job terms document
pay scale · hourly rate · collective bargaining · minimum wage · severance package · job description · commission structure · benefits package · retirement contributions · net pay · take home pay · pay stub · cost of living adjustment · tax withholding · probation period · offer · deductions · raise
- executive compensationbonuses, stock options, restricted stock, incentive pay, performance pay
- compensationpay, income, wage, bonus, payment
- paycheckgross pay, net pay, deductions, earnings, pay date
- wageswage, pay, paycheck, income, earnings
- payrollpaycheck, gross pay, net pay, pay stub, pay period
- employee compensationpay, gross pay, net pay, wages, bonuses
base salarycommission
Payment for services rendered
bonus · performance bonus · incentive pay · sales commission · profit sharing
base salarypiece rate
Compensation per unit produced
hourly wage · per diem · hourly wages · fee-for-service · piecework