higher-paid

Earning more money

Higher-paid describes someone who earns more money than others in a comparable group: Higher-paid employees often have more job security.

It can also describe the position itself: She moved into a higher-paid role.

The comparison may be implicit—higher-paid than before, than average, or than others in the field.

compensation

salary

Fixed periodic employment payment

remuneration · bonus · benefits · commission · overtime · stipend · honorarium · premium · raise · increment

hierarchy

executive

Senior organizational leader

director · partner · specialist · skilled · professional · white-collar · credentialed · experienced · tenured · licensed

inequality

gap

Unfilled space between

discrimination · fairness · parity · undervalued · transparency · audit · negotiation · bias · ceiling · bargaining

employment

job

Paid position of employment

career · sector · industry · field · profession · workforce · recruitment · retention · turnover · talent

Opposites
compensation level

higher-paidlower-paid

Earning less than others

low-paid · underpaid · lowest-paid · low-income · entry-level

employment status/career stage

higher-paidentry-level

Requiring minimal prior experience

junior · trainee · apprentice · inexperienced · rank-and-file

Family

high, higher, highest, highly, highness, paid, paying, underpaid, overpaid

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G