pay grade
pay grade · pay grades
Besoldungsgruppe, Gehaltsstufe, Gehaltsgruppe, Lohnstufe
A level indicating a base salaryA level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees).
» This is above my pay grade.
Meaning
2 sensesA level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees).
Gehaltsstufe, Besoldungsgruppe
(figuratively)A level of authority or responsibility (since pay rate, authority and responsibility generally increase similarly).
Gehaltsgruppe, Lohnstufe
Examples
4 sentencesThis is above my pay grade.
This is above your pay grade.
Це не в твоїй компетенції.
deDas ist eine Nummer zu groß für dich.
That's above your pay grade.
Це не в твоїй компетенції.
deDas ist eine Nummer zu groß für dich.
That's above my pay grade.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
level indicating a base salary:
level of authority or responsibility: