給料(きゅうりょう)

きゅうりょう
noun
salary
work
1. salary, pay, wages
Money paid regularly to an employee for their work.
給料(きゅうりょう)は毎月(まいつき)25日(にち)に出(で)ます。
Salary is paid on the 25th of every month.
今月(こんげつ)から給料(きゅうりょう)が少(すこ)し上(あ)がりました。
My salary went up a little starting this month.
給料(きゅうりょう)だけでは生活(せいかつ)が大変(たいへん)なので、アルバイトもしています。
I can't get by on just my salary, so I also work a part-time job.
給料(きゅうりょう)から税金(ぜいきん)や保険(ほけん)が引(ひ)かれるので、手取(てど)りは思(おも)ったより少(すく)ないです。
Taxes and insurance are deducted from the salary, so the take-home pay is less than expected.
転職(てんしょく)して給料(きゅうりょう)は少(すこ)し下(さ)がりましたが、毎日(まいにち)定時(ていじ)に帰(かえ)れるようになったので、生活(せいかつ)は前(まえ)より楽(らく)になりました。
My salary dropped a little when I changed jobs, but now I can leave on time every day, so life has become easier than before.

給料(きゅうりょう) is the general term for salary or wages paid to employees.

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Cultural note

In Japan, many companies pay salaries on the 25th of each month. The expression 給料日前(きゅうりょうびまえ) (before payday) often implies being short on money.

Related Words

Synonym: 賃金(ちんぎん) (wages (formal))
Related: 給与(きゅうよ) (pay (formal/official term))
Related: 月給(げっきゅう) (monthly salary)
Related: 年収(ねんしゅう) (annual income)
Related: 時給(じきゅう) (hourly wage)
Related: 手取(てど)り (take-home pay)
Related: 額面(がくめん) (gross salary)
Related: 減給(げんきゅう) (salary cut, pay reduction)
Compare: 月収(げっしゅう) (monthly income)
Compare: 年俸(ねんぽう) (annual salary)
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