“His wage is $80,000 a year, quoted annually.”
Usage Entry 1161 / 1605 60-second read
Salary vs. Wage
Fixed annual pay versus hourly pay.
The comparisoni
“His salary is $80,000 a year — wages are per hour; salaries are per year.”
The ruleii
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SALARY = annual. WAGE = hourly.
SALARY is a fixed annual amount, paid regardless of exact hours worked (often salaried workers are exempt from overtime). WAGE is an hourly rate, and pay tracks hours clocked. Both are compensation; only one counts overtime.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Salary = yearly. Wage = per hour.