pay grade

See also: paygrade

English

Alternative forms

• paygrade

Noun

pay grade (plural pay grades)

1. A level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees).
2. (figuratively) A level of authority or responsibility (since pay rate, authority and responsibility generally increase similarly).

Translations

level indicating a base salary

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: løntrin n
• Dutch: loonschaal (nl) m or f, barema (nl) n
• Finnish: palkkaluokka
• French: échelon (fr)
• German: Gehaltsstufe f, Besoldungsgruppe f
• Irish: grád pá m
• Spanish: nivel salarial m

level of authority or responsibility

• Danish: lønramme c
• Finnish: asemataso (fi)
• French: grade (fr) m
• German: Gehaltsgruppe f, Lohnstufe f

See also

• above one's pay grade
• beyond one's pay grade