average salarynoun [ C ]
ukusplural average salaries also average wage [ C ], also average pay [ U ] ECONOMICS, HRthe average amount of money earned by workers in a particular industry, economy, area, etc. during a particular period of time:
The annual average salary across the company is almost €72,000.
According to the National Education Association, the national average salary for a first-year teacher is less than $33,000.
Last year, new graduates in Scotland earned an average salary of £24,000.
Average pay in the public service sector is estimated to be 40% above the norm in the private sector.