I think this is mostly a US thing. Why use yearly salary? You’re not paid once a year, are you? Most likely once a month. Referencing monthly salary makes much more sense.

“I’m making 50k”. Great, now I have to guess - dollars? Monthly? Yearly? If yearly then what’s the monthly paycheck? Net? Gross?

  • @[email protected]
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    731 year ago

    I mean, you just basically answered your own question. People get paid hourly, weekly, every 2 weeks, monthly, and some even per sale (ie. Realtors) so the only way to have a constant measurement is yearly.

    • Cyclohexane
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      141 year ago

      Why not monthly? It seems the smallest unit to encompass them all, and is fairly standard.

      Monthly makes sense also since most bills are monthly.

      • @[email protected]
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        361 year ago

        Until you have people who get a yearly bonus. Or 13 or 14 monthly salaries a year, which is quite common in Germany (basically a bonus, but the employee is entitled to it).

      • @barrage4u
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        61 year ago

        I’d imagine that for some jobs (seasonal etc) there is too much variation in a month-to-month basis

      • @dingus
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        61 year ago

        At every job I’ve ever had, I get paid every two weeks. So the amount I make per month varies.

        • @Zippy
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          21 year ago

          Those months where three paychecks fall in them are pretty sweet.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 year ago

        Most bills are monthly, most paychecks schedules are bi-weekly. To me this is the same issue as hot dogs and buns being sold in different quantities. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!?!?!?!

        • @AnUnusualRelic
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          31 year ago

          Biweekly isn’t a thing in many places in Europe, I think.

      • @Urbanfox
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        31 year ago

        I get paid 4 weekly so get 13 pays a year.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            Same in Hungary. Not a single person I know gets their salary weekly or biweekly. It’s absolutely not a thing.

            Also, your bills are monthly. You mortgage is monthly. Your credit card bill is monthly. Preschool is paid monthly. Everything is monthly.