basic pay
Standard compensation amount
Basic pay is the fixed, regular amount an employee earns before additions like bonuses, overtime, or allowances.
It forms the foundation of a compensation package: Her basic pay is modest, but the benefits are excellent.
Also called base pay or base salary.
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- wagesPayment for work
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- annual salaryCompensation per year
- merit increaseSalary boost for performance
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- military payBAH, enlistment bonus, housing allowance, subsistence, retention bonus
- maritime laborseafarers, seamen, merchant mariners, working hours, working conditions
compensation type
basic paybonus
Reward beyond expectation
overtime pay · incentive pay · commission · performance bonus · hazard pay
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