earnings vs remuneration

earnings and remuneration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
earnings	Yes	No	No	No
remuneration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, earnings and remuneration are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of earnings include pay, salary, wage.

earnings (noun)	remuneration (noun)
something that remunerates	the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)	something that remunerates