Define: Salary Adjustment

The meaning of “Salary Adjustment” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Salary Adjustment defined in a legal contract?

  • Salary Adjustment means an increase or decrease in salary.
    Seen in 8 SEC filings.
  • Salary Adjustment means any change in salary. Seen in 1 SEC filing.
  • Salary Adjustment means a change in salary outside the set salary program to establish either internal or external equity for a given position. Seen in 1 SEC filing.
  • Salary Adjustment means an increase or decrease in salary, as a result of the Additional Compensation Fund. Seen in 1 SEC filing.
  • Salary Adjustment means a salary change. Seen in 1 SEC filing.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of salary adjustment' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Salary Adjustment means a change, either an increase or decrease, in an individual's salary.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Performance review outcomes
  • Change in employee's job responsibilities or role
  • Promotion or demotion
  • Company-wide salary revision
  • Changes in market competitive pay rates

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Salary Adjustment means a modification in an employee's salary for internal or external equity reasons.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Organizational salary structure adjustment
  • Equal pay audits
  • Changes in labor market rates
  • Gender pay gap remediation efforts

Relevant Sectors

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Salary Adjustment means a change, either an increase or decrease, in an individual's salary.

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