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

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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She’s also accused of using her role to hire her granddaughter as a salaried employee and appoint her son-in-law to the board.

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"When I started three years ago the job market was hugely different. Practices were crying out for salaried GPs and locums, there were plenty of vacancies."

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