wage packet

English

Noun

wage packet (plural wage packets)

1. An envelope or similar package in which a salary is given to a worker
2. (figurative) The salary of an employee
   • 2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off”, in The Guardian‎^[1], London:

     It has been one of the eternal questions of the Premier League era, echoing down the years as kits have got tighter and wage packets heavier.

   • 2022 June 15, Philip Haigh, “Strikes: a little more conversation... a little less action”, in RAIL, number 959, page 50:

     Rail workers deserve a pay rise. They have seen their wage packets frozen in recent years and now face (like the rest of us) inflation at its highest level for decades.