noun
salaried worker; salary earner; white-collar worker
A somewhat formal or written term for someone who lives on a fixed salary, typically an office worker. Less common in casual speech than サラリーマン.
彼は長年、俸給生活者として会社に勤めてきた。
He has worked for the company for many years as a salaried employee.
More common and casual term for a salaried office worker. 俸給生活者 is more formal and less frequently used.
Compound of 俸給 (salary) + 生活 (living) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard pattern for forming agent nouns.