How to Say “Salary Range” in Spanish

rango salarial
/ranɡo salaɾjal/from spelling rules
The English phrase "salary range" is translated into Spanish as rango salarial.
Rango salarial is used to express the concept of a salary range.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of rango (range) and salarial (salary-related/pertaining to salary).

How do you pronounce it?

/ranɡo salaɾjal/

Did you know?

  • The word salarial shares its ancient roots with the English word 'salt', because the term 'salary' originally referred to the money given to Roman soldiers to purchase salt.
  • In some Latin American countries, a rango salarial may be legally divided into estratos, a word usually meaning 'strata' or 'layers', used by governments to categorize household income for utility pricing.
  • When negotiating a rango salarial, a Spanish speaker might use the phrase en bruto to specify the range before taxes and en neto for the take-home amount.

Examples in context

  • El rango salarial para el puesto de gerente se sitúa entre $40,000 y $50,000 al año.
    The salary range for the position of manager is between $40,000 and $50,000 per year.
  • El rango salarial para el puesto de investigador se extiende entre $60,000 y $70,000 al año.
    The salary range for the position of researcher extends from $60,000 to $70,000 per year.
  • ¿Cuál es el rango salarial para este empleo?
    What is the salary range for this job?
  • Estoy buscando un salario dentro del rango de
    I am looking for a salary within the range of
  • El rango salarial para este puesto es de entre 30.000 y 40.000 euros.
    The salary range for this position is between 30,000 and 40,000 euros.
  • El rango salarial es muy competitivo.
    The salary range is very competitive.
  • ¿Cuál es el rango salarial para este puesto?
    What is the salary range for this position?
  • Necesito conocer el rango salarial antes de aceptar.
    I need to know the salary range before accepting.

Example conversation

Lucía and Javier are discussing a job offer at a coffee shop.

  1. Lucía

    Javier, ¿sabes cuál es el rango salarial de la empresa?
    Javier, do you know what the company's salary range is?
  2. Javier

    No estoy seguro, pero creo que es alto.
    I'm not sure, but I think it is high.
  3. Lucía

    El rango salarial es importante para mi decisión.
    The salary range is important for my decision.
  4. Javier

    Tienes razón, deberías preguntar directamente en la entrevista.
    You're right, you should ask directly during the interview.

Sources

  • IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
  • Word origins: Wiktionary entries rango, salarial, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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