Salaries in IELTS Writing Task 1

If you've seen enough IELTS task 1 tasks, you'll know that salaries are featured quite often (like in the task above). So it's a good idea to have several ways to paraphrase "salary" at the ready.

I'll tell you right of the bat: "wage" is not it. Well, probably. It might work, but probably not—because it has a different meaning from "salary."

Wage = a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis (link)

What are some other ways?

- The pay
- (people) were paid

Maybe:
- Better-paid
- Low-paying (jobs)

- (people) earned
- Earnings

- Compensation (🇺🇸)
- Remuneration

- the amount

Anything else? Share in the comments. Also share ideas for paraphrasing "graduates / non-graduates." (Clearly, "alumni" is not it.) 📝

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