remunerative
Pays quite well
Remunerative means producing payment or profit: a remunerative career, remunerative work.
The word is formal and appears most often in professional or economic contexts.
Something remunerative compensates adequately for effort or investment—the opposite of working for free or at a loss.
Yielding substantial profit
- money-makingYielding financial returns
- gainfulProducing monetary benefit
- well-paidEarning substantial compensation
- returnGo back again
yield · dividend · interest · revenue · capital gains · investment income · profit margin
Fixed periodic employment payment
- wagesPayment for work
- earningsMoney gained from work
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- paycheckCompensation for labor
payment · stipend · fee · honorarium · emolument · recompense · remittance · payout
Providing satisfaction or benefit
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
- gratifyingGiving pleasure or satisfaction
- enrichingAdding worth or nutrients
- meaningfulHaving purpose or significance
worthwhile · valuable · beneficial · appreciative · validating · motivating · empowering · fulfilling
lucrative
Yielding substantial profit
- money-makingYielding financial returns
- gainfulProducing monetary benefit
- well-paidEarning substantial compensation
return · yield · dividend · interest · revenue · capital gains · investment income · profit margin
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
paycheck · payment · stipend · fee · honorarium · emolument · recompense · remittance · payout · commission
rewarding
Providing satisfaction or benefit
- satisfyingProducing fulfillment or pleasure
- gratifyingGiving pleasure or satisfaction
- enrichingAdding worth or nutrients
meaningful · worthwhile · valuable · beneficial · appreciative · validating · motivating · empowering · fulfilling
remunerativeunremunerative
Producing no financial return
unprofitable · unpaid · uncompensated · loss-making · uneconomic