应该用chicken feed ，比较地道一点的说法。chicken feed."chicken feed " 意思是“很小数量的钱”，少得像喂鸡的饲料一样。例如：I turned down the job at the hamburger restaurant. They only pay chicken feed. 我没有接受那家快餐店的工作，他们能付的薪水少的可怜。 p.s. 这个用法就是表示薪水低，我在VOA special English words and their stories 里听到的。楼主可放心使用。
lowThe hospital returned low wages for their long hours of hard work. 他们长时间辛苦劳动而医院却给他们很低的工资。He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。 Low as his salary is, he can make both ends meet. 虽然工资低，但他能量入为出。
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