pay packet vs remuneration

pay packet and remuneration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pay packet	Yes	No	No	No
remuneration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, remuneration is a hypernym of pay packet; that is, remuneration is a word with a broader meaning than pay packet:

pay packet: wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner
remuneration: something that remunerates

Other hypernyms of pay packet include earnings, pay, salary, wage.

pay packet (noun)	remuneration (noun)
wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner	the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses
	something that remunerates