Gross pay

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What it really means

Your pay before anything is taken off — the headline salary or wage figure. Job adverts almost always quote gross pay, so the amount reaching your bank will be lower once tax and other deductions come off.

Chinese explanation

税前工资：扣除任何款项之前的工资，即广告上标出的那个数字。招聘广告几乎都写税前工资，所以扣完税等款项后，实际到账会更少。

Example conversation

A: The offer says thirty thousand — is that what I take home? B: No, that is gross pay. Your net pay after tax will be less.

A：offer 上写三万——那是我到手的钱吗？ B：不是，那是税前工资。扣税后的到手工资会更少。

What you could say back

“Roughly what would the net figure be?”

Related phrases

Net pay Deductions Payslip Per annum

Official sources

Rules and amounts change — confirm important details with the official source.

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