Abbreviation of サラリー, used as a prefix or suffix in compounds like サラリーマン (salaryman) or 脱サラ (leaving salaried employment). Not used as a standalone word for 'salary'.
See also: サラリー
The 'サラ' in 'サラリーマン' is short for 'salary'.
'脱サラ' means quitting one's job as a salaryman to become independent.
office worker; company employee; salaryman
consumer loan company; loan shark
quitting a salaryman job; leaving corporate life to start a business
Salar people
Abbreviation of the loanwords サラリー (salary) and サラリーマン (salaryman), used in compound words.