pay (someone) peanuts

To pay (someone) a very paltry or miniscule amount; to pay the absolute minimum amount necessary. I had a few jobs during college getting paid peanuts, but it was the only work I could find that fit in with my studies. You're never going to be able to hire an effective manager if you're only willing to pay peanuts.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yuuka	yoo:-kah	Japanese
Semen	-	Ukrainian, Russian
Abd Al-Rashid	-	Arabic
Fiorenza	fyo-REN-tsah	Italian
Alida	ah-LEE-dah (German)	Dutch, German, Hungarian
Oprah	O-prə (English)	Various