Base Salary

Basesalaryis a fixed amount of money paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed. Base salary does not includebenefits,bonusesor any other potentialcompensationfrom an employer. Base salary is paid, most frequently, in a bi weekly paycheck to anexemptor professional employee. In most years, an employee's base salary is paid in 26 evenpaychecksover the course of the year.