A starting salary is the pay a job begins at. A low starting salary, negotiate the starting salary.
It matters more than it looks, since every later rise is a percentage of it. The starting salary is the one moment when the employer expects to be negotiated with.
1nounstarting salaryThe pay a job begins at.
“The starting salary was modest and the training was worth more.”
starting salary is pay.
Practised in Work & Careers