payday
noun [ C or U ]
(also pay day) uk/ˈpeɪdeɪ/ us HR, WORKPLACE
the day on which workers receive their pay, usually every week or month:
He wrote a cheque postdated to his next payday.
Payday is on Friday.
Friday is payday.
informal
an amount of money that a person or a company receives:
The company's former chief financial officer also enjoyed a big payday as his total compensation jumped to $11.7 million.