"... but he's paid a pittance."

[Odessa Dawn]

​

"He works hard but he's paid a pittance."
pittance noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online

Is this sentence wordy? Can I drop "He is?" Then I would write - He works hard but paid a pittance.

During speech, I can't gather my thoughts. Thus, I want to shorten this sentence in order to use it whenever it is necessary.
​

 

[White Hat]

You cannot omit "is" since "to be paid" is a passive voice word combination.

He works hard but is paid a pittance.

I believe you can drop "he" here.

 

[5jj]

"He works hard but he's paid a pittance."

Is this sentence wordy?
​

I don't really think we can call a sentence with two clauses containing nine words 'wordy'.

 

[Tdol]

He works hard for a pittance has a broadly similar meaning and does it with six words, but I agree with 5jj that nine isn't wordy here.