salaried

[sal-uh-reed]

adjective

1. receiving a salary.

   a salaried employee.

2. having a salary attached.

   a salaried job.

salaried

/ ˈsælərɪd /

adjective

1. earning or yielding a salary

   a salaried worker

   salaried employment

Other Word Forms

• nonsalaried adjective
• unsalaried adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of salaried¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; salary + -ed ³

Example Sentences

General Motors GM 2.74%increase; green up pointing triangle is eliminating more than 200 salaried jobs at its tech center in suburban Detroit.

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The cuts, expected to be complete by the end of the year, represent about 9% of the salaried workforce in its Americas business, the company said Monday.

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Around 70% of his workforce are women: "For many, this is their first salaried job, and the impact on their families is transformative – from financial security to education for their children," says Mr J K.

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And nearly half of senior managers said they would take a pay cut to work from home, according to a survey this summer of 1,500 salaried U.S. employees, including 500 human-resources professionals, from BambooHR.

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He also says he was improperly categorized as a salaried employee and wasn’t paid overtime despite allegedly being required to work 15-, 16- and 18-hour shifts regularly for a flat $200 a day.

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