La retribuzione annua lorda include la paga base.

Because the head noun is retribuzione, and retribuzione is a feminine singular noun in Italian.

So everything that agrees with it must also be feminine singular:

• la = feminine singular definite article
• annua = feminine singular form of annuo
• lorda = feminine singular form of lordo

That is why you get:

• la retribuzione annua lorda

not:

• il retribuzione annuo lordo

Retribuzione is a fairly formal word meaning pay, compensation, or remuneration.

In everyday Italian, people often say:

• stipendio = salary
• paga = pay/wages

But retribuzione is very common in:

• contracts
• HR language
• job offers
• legal or administrative contexts

So in this sentence, it sounds like the kind of wording you would see in a job description or employment document.

In Italian, adjectives often come after the noun, especially when they are descriptive or technical.

So:

• retribuzione annua = annual compensation
• retribuzione lorda = gross compensation
• retribuzione annua lorda = gross annual compensation

This is very normal Italian word order.

In English, adjectives usually come before the noun, but Italian often puts them after it.

That order is the most natural and standard one in this context.

Italian often builds this kind of phrase step by step:

• retribuzione = compensation
• retribuzione annua = annual compensation
• retribuzione annua lorda = gross annual compensation

Also, retribuzione annua lorda is a very common fixed expression in Italy, often abbreviated as RAL.

You may occasionally see other adjective orders in Italian in other contexts, but here annua lorda is the standard phrasing.

Lorda means gross, meaning before taxes and deductions.

The opposite is netta, which means net, or after taxes and deductions.

So:

• retribuzione annua lorda = gross annual pay
• retribuzione annua netta = net annual pay

This distinction is very important in Italian salary language.

Italian uses definite articles more often than English does.

Here:

• la retribuzione annua lorda
• la paga base

both nouns are treated as specific or standard concepts.

Also, both nouns are feminine singular:

• retribuzione → la
• paga → la

So the repeated article is completely normal.

Include is the third person singular present indicative of includere.

So:

• io includo = I include
• tu includi = you include
• lui/lei include = he/she includes

In this sentence, the subject is la retribuzione annua lorda, which is singular, so the verb is include.

Because the subject is singular:

• La retribuzione annua lorda = the gross annual compensation

That whole phrase is one singular subject, so the verb must also be singular:

• include

If the subject were plural, the verb would change:

• Le retribuzioni annue lorde includono la paga base.

Paga base means base pay or basic pay.

It refers to the standard core amount of pay, without extra elements such as:

• bonuses
• overtime
• commissions
• benefits
• allowances

So the sentence is saying that the gross annual compensation includes that basic salary component.

Because base is functioning as an adjective here, and adjectives commonly come after the noun in Italian.

So:

• paga base = base pay
• salario base = base salary

This is very natural in Italian, especially in business or administrative language.

Sometimes yes, depending on context, but not always with exactly the same nuance.

• paga often suggests pay/wages in a broad sense
• stipendio often refers more specifically to a salary, especially for salaried employees

So paga base and stipendio base can both exist, but they may be used in slightly different contexts.

In the sentence you were given, paga base is perfectly natural.

Yes. Comprende is often a very natural alternative.

So these are both possible:

• La retribuzione annua lorda include la paga base.
• La retribuzione annua lorda comprende la paga base.

Both mean that the base pay is part of the gross annual compensation.

Comprende can sound slightly more formal or administrative, but both are correct.

Yes, very much so.

It is a standard expression in Italy, especially in:

• job advertisements
• contracts
• HR documents
• salary discussions

It is so common that people often shorten it to RAL:

• RAL = retribuzione annua lorda

If you work or apply for jobs in Italy, you will see RAL a lot.

You can understand it word by word, but the most natural English translation may not always be word-for-word.

Word by word:

• La = the
• retribuzione = compensation/pay
• annua = annual
• lorda = gross
• include = includes
• la paga base = the base pay

A natural English rendering would be something like:

• Gross annual compensation includes base pay.

So the structure matches fairly well, but you should still think in terms of natural phrasing, not only one-to-one substitution.

It would become:

• Le retribuzioni annue lorde includono la paga base.

Here is what changes:

• La → Le
• retribuzione → retribuzioni
• annua → annue
• lorda → lorde
• include → includono

This shows how articles, adjectives, and verbs all agree with the noun in Italian.