Fizetése

Fizetése is a Hungarian noun form derived from fizetés, meaning the compensation paid to a worker for their work. In ordinary use, fizetés denotes salary or wages, the regular remuneration received by an employee. The word can refer to a person’s total earnings or, in the genitive, to the salary of a named individual, for example a dolgozó fizetése (the employee’s salary).

Linguistic note: Fizetése is the possessive form used to indicate ownership or attribution, as in a dolgozó fizetése or az alkalmazott fizetése. Distinctions between fizetés and related terms such as bér exist; generally fizetés is the common term for salary in both formal and informal contexts.

Economically and legally, fizetés comprises gross pay before deductions and net pay received by the employee. It includes base salary, allowances, bonuses, overtime, and other remuneration. Taxation and social contributions reduce gross pay to net pay. The government may set a minimum wage, and employers are typically required to pay wages on a regular basis, commonly monthly, with a payslip detailing the components, gross pay, deductions, and net pay.

Payment methods are usually bank transfers; cash payments occur in some cases. Payslips (fizetési kimutatás) provide a breakdown. Timely payment is commonly mandated by employment contracts and labor law, and late or inaccurate payments may lead to remedies or penalties under applicable rules.

See also: bér, munkabér, adózás, minimálbér.