noun, plural comas. 1. a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
Definition. Base salary is a fixed amount of money paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed. Base salary does not include benefits, bonuses or any other potential compensation from an employer. Base salary is paid, most frequently, in a bi-weekly paycheck to an exempt or professional employee.ase salary is a fixed amount of money paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed.
Base Salary Basics. If you receive a job offer with an annual base salary of $48,000, that amount is distributed to you over the year in periodic installments. If your company makes monthly payroll distributions, for instance, you receive $4,000 in gross pay with every installment.hen your base salary is your only income stream, you are a part of a straight salary income structure. Relative to other pay structures, a primary benefit of a straight salary is consistency and stability. Regardless of your work performance, results or outcomes, you get the same income at each payroll distribution.