歩合給(ぶあいきゅう)

ぶあいきゅう
noun
commission-based pay; performance-based salary
1. commission-based pay; performance-based salary
A compensation system where pay is calculated based on individual performance, sales results, or output rather than a fixed salary. Common in sales and real estate.
歩合給(ぶあいきゅう)で働(はたら)く。
To work on commission.
この仕事(しごと)は基本給(きほんきゅう)に歩合給(ぶあいきゅう)が加(くわ)わる。
This job has a base salary plus commission.
歩合給(ぶあいきゅう)の割合(わりあい)が高(たか)いので、売(う)れない月(つき)は収入(しゅうにゅう)が大(おお)きく下(さ)がる。
Since the commission rate is high, income drops significantly in months with low sales.

Composed of 歩合(ぶあい) (percentage, commission rate) and 給(きゅう) (salary, pay). A business/employment term for compensation tied to performance.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 歩合給(ぶあいきゅう)制(せい): commission-based pay system
  • 歩合給(ぶあいきゅう)の割合(わりあい): commission rate
  • 基本給(きほんきゅう)＋歩合給(ぶあいきゅう): base salary plus commission
  • 完全(かんぜん)歩合給(ぶあいきゅう): fully commission-based pay (no base salary)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 固定給(こていきゅう): fixed salary — pay that does not change based on performance
  • 成果給(せいかきゅう): performance-based pay — similar concept, broader term
  • 出来高払い(できだかばらい): piecework pay — payment based on the quantity produced

NOTE:
In Japanese job listings, the terms 歩合給(ぶあいきゅう)制(せい) or 歩合(ぶあい)制(せい) indicate that all or part of the compensation depends on performance. The term 完全(かんぜん)歩合給(ぶあいきゅう) (fully commission-based) means there is no guaranteed base salary.

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