I think this is mostly a US thing. Why use yearly salary? You’re not paid once a year, are you? Most likely once a month. Referencing monthly salary makes much more sense.

“I’m making 50k”. Great, now I have to guess - dollars? Monthly? Yearly? If yearly then what’s the monthly paycheck? Net? Gross?

  • @HurlingDurling@lemm.ee
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    782 years ago

    I mean, you just basically answered your own question. People get paid hourly, weekly, every 2 weeks, monthly, and some even per sale (ie. Realtors) so the only way to have a constant measurement is yearly.

    • Cyclohexane
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      172 years ago

      Why not monthly? It seems the smallest unit to encompass them all, and is fairly standard.

      Monthly makes sense also since most bills are monthly.

      • @bob_lemon@feddit.de
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        382 years ago

        Until you have people who get a yearly bonus. Or 13 or 14 monthly salaries a year, which is quite common in Germany (basically a bonus, but the employee is entitled to it).

      • @callouscomic@lemm.ee
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        72 years ago

        Most bills are monthly, most paychecks schedules are bi-weekly. To me this is the same issue as hot dogs and buns being sold in different quantities. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!?!?!?!?!

      • @dingus@lemmy.world
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        62 years ago

        At every job I’ve ever had, I get paid every two weeks. So the amount I make per month varies.

          • @TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee
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            12 years ago

            Same in Hungary. Not a single person I know gets their salary weekly or biweekly. It’s absolutely not a thing.

            Also, your bills are monthly. You mortgage is monthly. Your credit card bill is monthly. Preschool is paid monthly. Everything is monthly.