月給(げっきゅう)

げっきゅう
noun
monthly salary
1. monthly salary; monthly pay
A fixed amount of pay received each month for employment.
月給(げっきゅう)は25万円(まんえん)だ。
The monthly salary is 250,000 yen.
月給(げっきゅう)は毎月(まいつき)25日(にち)にもらえる。
The monthly salary is paid on the 25th of each month.
月給制(げっきゅうせい)で働(はたら)いている。
I work on a monthly salary system.
月給(げっきゅう)から税金(ぜいきん)や保険料(ほけんりょう)が引(ひ)かれる。
Taxes and insurance premiums are deducted from the monthly salary.
転職(てんしょく)したら月給(げっきゅう)が5万円(まんえん)上(あ)がって、生活(せいかつ)がだいぶ楽(らく)になった。
After changing jobs, my monthly salary went up by 50,000 yen and life became much easier.

月給(げっきゅう) is a compound: 月(げつ) (month) + 給(きゅう) (salary).

CONTRAST WITH OTHER PAY TYPES:

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 月給(げっきゅう)をもらう (to receive monthly salary)
  • 月給(げっきゅう)が上(あ)がる (salary goes up)
  • 月給制(げっきゅうせい) (monthly salary system)

NOTE:
月給(げっきゅう) typically refers to base salary before deductions. 手取(てど)り (take-home pay) is what one actually receives after taxes and insurance are deducted.

Related Words

Contrast: 時給(じきゅう) (hourly wage)
Synonym: 給料(きゅうりょう) (salary (general))
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Added 2026.1.16 8:09 · Revised 2026.6.2 6:08
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