basic pay
basic pay — 名詞
1. the money a worker earns for their normal hours, before any extra amounts such a
基本薪資
未加班費、獎金、津貼前的本薪
the money a worker earns for their normal hours, before any extra amounts such as overtime, bonuses, or allowances are added.
Kwame's basic pay is 30,000 a year, but overtime often pushes it higher.
Kwame 的基本薪資一年三萬，但加班常常讓收入更高。
basic pay of [amount] before extras
The new contract raised the nurses' basic pay by four percent.
新合約把護理師的基本薪資調高了百分之四。
raise/increase basic pay
Aylin asked whether the bonus counted as part of her basic pay.
Aylin 問獎金算不算她基本薪資的一部分。
Soldiers receive basic pay plus extra money for living away from home.
軍人除了基本薪資，還領離家在外的額外津貼。
Even on a low basic pay, Anong saved a little each month.
就算基本薪資不高，Anong 每個月還是存了一點錢。
- base salary
common in office and professional jobs, often quoted as a yearly figure
- base pay
more usual in American English for the same idea
- basic salary
near-identical; 'salary' leans toward monthly or yearly white-collar pay
- gross pay
the full amount before tax, including overtime and bonuses, not just the base
文法句型
basic pay of [amount]
on a basic pay of
用法筆記
Uncountable, so no plural and usually no 'a': say 'her basic pay', not 'her basic pays'. Distinguish from total pay, which adds overtime, bonuses, and allowances on top.