average salary
noun[C]
ECONOMICS,HRukuspluralaverage salaries(alsoaverage wage[C]);(alsoaverage pay[U])theaverageamountofmoneyearnedbyworkersin aparticularindustry,economy,area, etc. during aparticularperiodoftime:
Theannualaveragesalaryacrossthecompanyisalmost€72,000.
According to theNationalEducationAssociation, thenationalaveragesalaryfor a first-yearteacheris less than $33,000.
Lastyear, newgraduatesinScotlandearnedanaveragesalaryof £24,000.
Averagepayin thepublicservicesectorisestimatedto be 40% above thenormin theprivatesector.