Meanings
- Synonym of beyond one's pay grade.
I doubt it, but that’s above my pay grade. That’s Amy [Poehler] and Mike [Schur]’s decision – they’re the keepers of the flame. It was a dream job and I’m proud to say none of us took it for granted.
2026 April 23, Rich Pelley, quoting Adam Scott, “Severance star Adam Scott: ‘There’s nothing wrong with being told that you resemble Tom Cruise’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026Synonyms: beyond one's pay grade
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseSynonym of beyond one's pay grade.
Cite this entry
above one's pay grade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/above%20one's%20pay%20grade
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