What is salary?

A salary is the money you get from your job to buy things you need or want.

Imagine you have a lemonade stand. Every day, you work hard making and selling lemonade. At the end of the week, your mom gives you some coins or bills because you helped her out. That’s like a salary, it’s the money you get for doing a job.

When you grow up and have a real job, like helping at a store or working in an office, you also get money every week or every month. This is your salary. It's like getting extra coins from your mom, but instead of lemonade stands, you're doing bigger tasks.

Sometimes, your salary can be more if you do really well, just like if you sell a lot of lemonade, your mom might give you more money!