Collocations for pay - noun

monthly, weekly | full, half
He has taken leave on half pay.

high | low, poor
workers on low pay

equal
equal pay for men and women

basic | gross | take-home
the average take-home pay of a manual worker

holiday | maternity | overtime | redundancy, severance | unemployment | sick, sickness | back
The workers are demanding their back pay.

merit, performance, performance-related | profit-related

level, rate
The job offers good rates of pay and excellent conditions.

get | give sb

day | cheque, packet
the money in my weekly pay packet

slip | increase, rise | cut | freeze | claim, demand | bargaining, negotiations | agreement, award, deal, offer, settlement | dispute, strike | levels, rates
industrial unrest over pay levels in the public sector

scale, structure
He''s at the top of his company''s pay scale.

on … ~
Women are eligible for 18 weeks maternity leave on full pay.

with ~
holidays with pay

without ~
He has been suspended without pay.

a cut/an increase/a reduction in pay