noun
- levels or ranks in a salary system that determine compensation amounts
Usage: plural form of paygrade
Examples
- The company restructured its paygrades to ensure fair compensation.
- Military personnel are assigned different paygrades based on rank and experience.
- She was promoted to a higher paygrade after completing her certification.
- The union negotiated improvements to the lower paygrades.
- Government employees advance through established paygrades over time.
- New hires start at the entry-level paygrades regardless of education.