das Monatsgehalt
monthly salary
The salary someone receives for one month of work.
EXAMPLE
Ihr Monatsgehalt beträgt brutto 3.500 Euro.
Her gross monthly salary is 3,500 euros.
das Monatsgehalt
monthly salary
das Monatsgehalt, die Monatsgehälter
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Monatsgehalt, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Monatsgehälter |
| genitive | des Monatsgehaltes |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Monatsgehalt | die Monatsgehälter |
| accusative | das Monatsgehalt | die Monatsgehälter |
| dative | dem Monatsgehalt | den Monatsgehältern |
| genitive | des Monatsgehaltes des Monatsgehalts | der Monatsgehälter |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Monatsgehalt' (monthly salary) consists of 'Monat' (month), a linking 's', and 'Gehalt' (salary). The first part shows the period to which the payment relates.
EXAMPLE
Im Arbeitsvertrag ist ein festes Monatsgehalt vereinbart.
A fixed monthly salary was agreed in the employment contract.
Typical collocations
Typical collocations include 'ein Monatsgehalt vereinbaren' (to agree on a monthly salary), 'das Monatsgehalt auszahlen' (to pay out the monthly salary), and 'über das Monatsgehalt verhandeln' (to negotiate the monthly salary). With 'verhandeln über' (to negotiate about), 'das Monatsgehalt' (the monthly salary) is in the accusative.
EXAMPLE
Beim Vorstellungsgespräch haben wir über das Monatsgehalt verhandelt.
During the job interview, we negotiated the monthly salary.
Gross and net
When giving information about 'Monatsgehalt' (monthly salary), pay attention to 'brutto' (gross) and 'netto' (net): Gross is the amount before taxes and social security contributions are deducted, while net is the amount after these deductions. In job advertisements and salary negotiations, amounts are usually given as gross figures.
EXAMPLE
Von meinem Monatsgehalt von 3.200 Euro brutto bleiben mir ungefähr 2.200 Euro netto.
Of my gross monthly salary of 3,200 euros, approximately 2,200 euros remain as net pay.
In real life
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