{"id":169368,"date":"2023-12-22T17:21:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T17:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/?p=169368"},"modified":"2023-12-22T17:22:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T17:22:24","slug":"how-does-salary-work-a-complete-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessyield.com\/careers\/how-does-salary-work-a-complete-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Salary Work? A Complete Guide","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered how salary works? There are all kinds of jobs in the world\u2014and different ways to pay the people who do them. For example, some might do freelance work in today\u2019s gig economy, some might make an hourly wage and some may earn a fixed salary. A salary is one of the most common forms of pay.<\/p>

When someone receives a salary, this means that they aren\u2019t paid an hourly rate. Instead, they are paid a set annual rate that the company breaks up into paychecks, typically every other week or month. Along with the money they receive in their paycheck, they often also get benefits. <\/p>

Typically, salaried employees don\u2019t keep a timesheet since they receive a fixed amount of money despite how many hours they may work.<\/p>

What is a salary?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

A salary refers to a fixed amount of money or compensation that employees receive every year from their employer in return for their work. Though you often earn this regular payment on a monthly or biweekly basis, you often express your salary as an annual sum. The amount of salary you earn depends on things like your employer, your level of experience, industry standards and your geographic location.<\/p>

While salary and annual income may sound like the same thing, they\u2019re often different. That\u2019s because a person\u2019s annual income includes all the sources of income they earn in a year.\u00a0This can include things like the salary, tips and bonuses someone earns at their job. It can also include earnings from things like:<\/p>