starting salarynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈstɑː.tɪŋ ˌsæl.ər.i/us/ˈstɑːr.t̬ɪŋ ˌsæl.ɚ.i/the amount of money received when starting a particular type of job for the first time:
My starting salary as a newly qualified teacher wasn't enough to support a family.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Earning money
- bank
- base pay
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- breadwinner
- bring sth in
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- hustle
- income
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- strike pay
- venal
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