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TOPIK 6noun

실질임금

siljirimgeum [실찌림금]

실질임금이 · 실질임금을

real wage (adjusted for inflation)

Example

고물가 때문에 근로자들의 실질임금이 3년째 줄고 있어요.

Because of high inflation, workers' real wages have been falling for three years.

Word parts

실 real질 substance임 wage금 money

Literally 'wages in real substance': what your pay can actually buy.