
身為上班族的各位鐵定非常期待月初的到來,因為終於熬過了乾巴巴的月底,來到發薪日啦!在台灣工作薪資單上方都會詳細列著各個細項,避免有差錯,究竟在國外或是替外商公司工作時要怎麼分辨或計算呢?讓我們一起看看 4 種常見的薪水英文!
內容目錄
一、 薪水英文大不同 Different Types of Pay
你知道嗎?其實薪水有分成許多種類,可不要誤將它們混淆在一塊了!
Do you know how many different types of pay there are? Let’s take a look at their differences!

· Salary 月薪
In most cases, it is for professionals and white-collar workers.
大部份是發給專業員工或白領階級。
· Wage / Rate (hourly, daily, weekly) 薪資 (時薪、日薪、週薪)
Very common between England, America or Australia, especially service industry. The pay is usually pay by hours and will get paid each week.
多流行於於英、美、澳大利亞等國家,尤其是服務行業,薪酬大多按小時計算,不同於亞洲國家,多是每週發放的。
For example 例如:
1. | A weekly wage of $3,000 時薪三千 |
2. | A $10 hourly rate increase 時薪加薪十元 |
· Pay 薪資
Money that one receives for their work.
一份工作所賺取到的錢。
· Income 所有收入
Includes pay from full- and part-time jobs, bonuses, investments, and others.
包含薪資、獎金、兼差、投資獲利等。
二、 英文情境模擬 Scenario Application
了解薪資的差別之後,接著來點情境劇,想像一下遇到這些情況時該怎麼用英文表達吧!
Take a look at how we can apply these new words in real-life situations!

1. He has a monthly salary of $35,000.
他的月薪是三萬五千。2. I got a raise today as a result of my performance last month.
因為上個月的好表現,所以我被加薪了。3. It’s payday today, let’s celebrate and have a feast tonight!
今天是發薪日,晚餐吃好一點慶祝一下吧!4. People with mediocre incomes should work hard and save as much money as they can to avoid using up their salary before the end of each month.
小資族要努力賺錢、努力存錢,拒當月光族。
三、 其他常見相關薪水英文 Vocabulary
- payday (n.) 發薪日
- office worker (n.) 辦公室工作者
- white-collar worker (n.) 白領工作者
- unpaid leave (n.) 無薪假
- bonus (n.) 薪資福利
- raise (n.) 加薪
- minimum wage (n.) 最低薪資
- severance pay (n.) 遣散費
在英文面試中,適時地表現你的賣點非常重要,若是對薪資不是很滿意,可以參考這篇文章了解面試時若想談論薪資該怎麼辦?
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