What is a salary and how is pay decided?
The Money Puzzle
What is a salary and how is pay decided?

You do a job. Someone pays you money for it. But how much money? And why does one person get more than another? Let's follow the money trail.
A salary is money you get for working — usually the same amount every month, all year long. It's like a subscription, but backwards: they subscribe to YOU. Your time, your skills, your brain power. In exchange, steady money lands in your account.
