pay grade
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpeɪ ˌɡreɪd/ us/ˈpeɪ ˌɡreɪd/
薪金等级，工资等级
the range of amounts that someone can be paid when they are at a particular level in an organization or job
He now works in another regional office at a pay grade several notches below his former pay grade. 现在他在另一个地区办事处工作，工资级别比以前低几级。
She was moved up to a managerial pay grade. 她升职到管理级别。
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- The board could have recommended action such as a letter of reprimand, a reduction in pay grade, a fine, a job transfer or dismissal.
- State troopers typically reach the top of their pay grade within six years, according to the Highway Patrol.
- Six months ago, Hayden got rid of all regulations requiring employees to spend two years at one pay grade before they get promoted to the next.
- He ummed and ahhed and eventually said that the question was above his paygrade.
- It's above my pay grade to make decisions on whether he should have done that.
Idiom
be above someone's pay gradeidiom 超出（某人的）职责范围
to be something that a person does not have enough knowledge or authority to do
She declined to comment on the controversial tape, saying "That's above my pay grade." 她拒绝对这个有争议的录音带发表任何评论，说：“这超出了我的职责范围。”