How to pronounce salary

Say it like this: /ˈsæləɹi/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈsæləɹi/

What does salary mean?

nounA fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.

“This is hire and salary, not revenge.”

verbTo pay on the basis of a period of a week or longer, especially to convert from another form of compensation.

adjSaline.

Practise saying salary out loud with your AI English tutor, or look up any other word.

Look up more words

Other words to practise

safe safety said saint sale salt same sample

Pronunciations and meanings from Wiktionary via kaikki.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Recordings by Wikimedia Commons contributors. This page is shared under the same license.