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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?

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[โ€“] zacher_glachl@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In my country you collect 14 salaries. So yearly salary is just the only sensible way to compare internationally.

[โ€“] S_204@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please elaborate on the 14 salaries? I'm in Canada, I would guess at most I could claim 3. My occupation, the rebates I get from the federal government, and the rebates from the provincial one would amount to my 'income' each year.

[โ€“] Moghul@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They mean they get paid their monthly salary 14 times.

[โ€“] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why 14?

Edit: other parts of this thread make it clear months 13 and 14 are bonuses the employee is entitled to. Spain does not use a 14 month calendar.

[โ€“] Moghul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Correct, they're 'bonuses'

[โ€“] zacher_glachl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

My bad, I didn't get notified someone replied to my comment and only just checked. As mentioned below in this thread, I meant we get 14 monthly salary payments, where "months" 13 and 14 are less taxed and are tacked onto a summer and winter month as a holiday and christmas bonus, respectively.