月給制(げっきゅうせい)

げっきゅうせい
noun
monthly salary system
1. monthly salary system; salaried payment system
A wage system in which an employee receives a fixed sum each month, as opposed to hourly or daily wages. The standard arrangement for full-time 正社員(せいしゃいん) in Japan.
うちの会社(かいしゃ)は月給制(げっきゅうせい)だ。
Our company uses a monthly salary system.
月給制(げっきゅうせい)と時給制(じきゅうせい)のどちらがいいですか。
Which is better, a monthly salary system or an hourly wage system?
転職(てんしょく)して時給制(じきゅうせい)から月給制(げっきゅうせい)に変(か)わった。
I changed jobs and went from an hourly wage to a monthly salary system.

Compound of 月給(げっきゅう) (monthly salary) + 制(せい) (system).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 月給制(げっきゅうせい)を採用(さいよう)する: to adopt a monthly salary system
  • 月給制(げっきゅうせい)で働(はたら)く: to work on a monthly salary basis

RELATED TERMS:

  • 年俸制(ねんぽうせい): annual salary system — payment negotiated and paid as an annual total
  • 時給制(じきゅうせい): hourly wage system — common for part-time work
  • 日給制(にっきゅうせい): daily wage system — common for construction and day labor
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Added 2026.6.2 13:07
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