pay scale
Compensation tier system
A pay scale is a structured range of wages or salaries for a position or organization, typically with defined levels based on experience, seniority, or job classification.
Government and union jobs often operate on fixed pay scales: She's at the top of the pay scale for her grade.
Also called a salary scale or wage scale.
Payment for work
- earningsMoney gained from work
- remunerationPayment for work done
- hourly ratePay calculated by time
- paycheckCompensation for labor
stipend · compensation package · total compensation · wage rate · midpoint · ceiling · floor · minimum
Classification by rank
- bandGroup playing music together
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- stepFoot movement forward
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
classification · ranking · bracket · echelon · stratification · ladder · hierarchy · range
Forward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- seniorityRank from length of service
- career pathProgression through occupations
- upgradingImproving to superior version
development · raise · increase · adjustment · merit increase · annual review · reclassification · tenure
Joining into one
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- civil serviceGovernment's administrative workforce
- governmentAuthority over a state
federal · public sector · private sector · nonprofit · corporate · industry standard · job classification · human resources
Just and equal treatment
- parityState of being equal
- gender gapInequality between sexes
- transparencyState of being see-through
- comparabilityLikeness permitting evaluation
benchmarking · wage equality · equitable treatment · audit · disparity · imbalance · adjustment · market rate
wages
Payment for work
- earningsMoney gained from work
- remunerationPayment for work done
- hourly ratePay calculated by time
paycheck · stipend · compensation package · total compensation · wage rate · midpoint · ceiling · floor · minimum · maximum
grade
Classification by rank
level · classification · ranking · bracket · echelon · stratification · ladder · hierarchy · range · grouping
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- seniorityRank from length of service
- career pathProgression through occupations
upgrading · development · raise · increase · adjustment · merit increase · annual review · reclassification · tenure · experience
union
Joining into one
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- civil serviceGovernment's administrative workforce
government · federal · public sector · private sector · nonprofit · corporate · industry standard · job classification · human resources · payroll
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- parityState of being equal
- gender gapInequality between sexes
- transparencyState of being see-through
comparability · benchmarking · wage equality · equitable treatment · audit · disparity · imbalance · adjustment · market rate
- compensationincome, wage, bonus, wages, paycheck
- wageswage, paycheck, income, earnings, minimum wage
- payrollpaycheck, payroll, paycheck stub, paystub, payroll services
- civil servicecivil servants, bureaucrat, civil servant, administrator, clerk
- government hiringcivil servant, state employee, public employee, government job, federal jobs
- labor contractsbargaining, clause, seniority, grievance, dues
pay scaleunpaid labor
Work done without payment
volunteer work · pro bono work · slave labor · indentured servitude · unpaid internship
scale, pay, payment, salary, scales, pays, scaling, scaled, salaries