gradational salary; salary based on a pay grade
Refers to a salary system where pay is determined by a grade or rank, often used in public sector or corporate contexts.
Civil servants' salaries are determined by a gradational salary system.
His pay grade increased this year.
Compound of 号 (number, grade) and 俸 (salary, stipend). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with graded salary systems.