payday

noun

1. the day on which wages are given, payment is made, etc.
2. Informal. a day or period during which a great deal of money, success, fame, etc., is won or obtained: Payday came when she was given a screen test by a big Hollywood studio.

noun

1. the day on which wages or salaries are paid

n.also pay-day, 1520s, from pay (n.) + day.