__NOTOC__ A pay scale (also known as a salary structure) is a system that determines how much an

employee Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any other ...

is to be paid as a

wage A wage is payment made by an employer to an employee for work done in a specific period of time. Some examples of wage payments include compensatory payments such as ''minimum wage'', ''prevailing wage'', and ''yearly bonuses,'' and remuner ...

salary A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis. ...

, based on one or more factors such as the employee's level, rank or status within the employer's organization, the length of time that the employee has been employed, and the difficulty of the specific work performed. Examples of pay scales include

U.S. uniformed services pay grades Pay grades are used by the eight uniformed services of the United States (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps) to determine wages and benef ...

, the salary grades by which United States military personnel are paid, and the

General Schedule The General Schedule (GS) is the predominant pay scale within the United States civil service. The GS includes the majority of white collar personnel (professional, technical, administrative, and clerical) positions. , 71 percent of federal civili ...

, the salary grades by which United States white-collar civil service personnel are paid. Private employers use salary structures with grades (including minimums, midpoints and maximums) to define the ranges of pay available to employees in each grade/range.

Basic Pay Scale (BPS)

The term Basic Pay Scale (BPS) is used in Pakistan's government departments and public sector organizations to refer to the pay scale or grade of an official or incumbent.Revision of Basic Pay Scales and Allowances of Civil Servants of the Federal Government (2017) by Government of Pakistan, Finance Department, Islamabad.
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{{wiktionary Wages and salaries

Basic Pay Scale (BPS)

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