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Collocations for salary - noun

ADJECTIVE

big, generous, good, handsome, high, huge, large, top
Top salaries are liable for a higher rate of tax.
six-figure, seven-figure, etc.
low, meagre/meager, modest, small
competitive, decent, reasonable
average, median (AmE)
annual, monthly, yearly
base (esp. AmE), basic (BrE)
minimum
gross, net
starting
final
Your pension will be based on a proportion of your final salary.
current
severance (AmE) (usually severance pay in BrE and AmE)
He is entitled to one year of severance salary.
pensionable (BrE)
tax-free

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VERB + salary

pay (sb)
command, earn, receive
US tech workers command six-figure salaries.
draw
Mr Kerry continued to draw his salary during the time of his absence.
boost, increase, raise
She raised his salary to $36 000.
cut, slash
double, triple

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salary + VERB

increase, rise (BrE)

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salary + NOUN

package
The position is rewarded with a generous salary package.
hike (esp. AmE), increase, raise (AmE), rise (BrE)
The school district gave teachers a 12% salary increase.
cut
level
review
band (BrE), grade, range
cap
The salary cap will be set at $49.5 million.
scale, structure
bill (esp. BrE), costs

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PREPOSITION

on a salary
It's impossible to bring up a family on such a low salary.

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PHRASES

an increase in salary, a raise in salary (AmE), a rise in salary (BrE)
a cut in salary, a drop in salary (BrE)
Workers are being asked to take a cut in salary.

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