Meaning

2 senses
  1. A level indicating a base salary (in the US applying to military and government employees).

    Gehaltsstufe, Besoldungsgruppe

  2. (figuratively)A level of authority or responsibility (since pay rate, authority and responsibility generally increase similarly).

    Gehaltsgruppe, Lohnstufe

Examples

4 sentences
  1. This is above my pay grade.

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  2. This is above your pay grade.

    Це не в твоїй компетенції.

    deDas ist eine Nummer zu groß für dich.

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  3. That's above your pay grade.

    Це не в твоїй компетенції.

    deDas ist eine Nummer zu groß für dich.

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  4. That's above my pay grade.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
level indicating a base salary:
level of authority or responsibility:

Forms

plural: pay grades

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pay grade — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto