ค่าจ้าง
wage
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- 1 wage、wages、pay for labor
This word means the money paid to someone in return for their work, especially in employment or labor contexts. It is commonly used for wages such as hourly pay, daily pay, and minimum wage.
wage、wages、pay for labor
Money paid by an employer or hirer in exchange for work. It can refer to hourly wages, daily wages, or other work-based pay, not only a monthly salary.
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ค่าจ้างขั้นต่ำ khâa câaŋ khân tàm minimum wage ค่าจ้างขั้นต่ำ details
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ค่าจ้างรายวัน khâa câaŋ raay wan daily wage ค่าจ้างรายวัน details
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Learning notes
Explanation
ค่าจ้าง is made from ค่า, meaning cost or fee, and จ้าง, meaning to hire. Its core idea is money paid for hired work. It is useful in everyday conversation, but it is especially common in job ads, employment contracts, labor conditions, news, and legal contexts. Common combinations include จ่ายค่าจ้าง “pay wages,” ได้รับค่าจ้าง “receive wages,” ขึ้นค่าจ้าง “raise wages,” and ลดค่าจ้าง “cut wages.”
Usage
This word is commonly used in job postings, employment contracts, part-time or daily work arrangements, HR and labor management, and news about minimum wage. It is also natural when discussing how much to pay someone hired to do a task.
Caution
Do not use ค่าจ้าง as the verb “to hire”; use จ้าง for that. Also, for a regular monthly salary, especially for office employees, เงินเดือน is usually the more natural word.
Differences from similar words
1 wage synonyms
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ค่าตอบแทน is a broader word for compensation or remuneration and can apply to services, benefits, or rewards. ค่าจ้าง specifically focuses on pay for hired work.
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ค่าแรง often suggests labor pay, especially for manual work or practical jobs, and is common in everyday speech. ค่าจ้าง is broader and fits employment, contracts, labor law, and wage-related discussions.
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เงินเดือน means a monthly salary, typically for salaried employees. ค่าจ้าง is not limited to monthly pay and can cover hourly wages, daily wages, and other pay given for work.