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ему платят

they pay him

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they pay him Ему means “to him”; платят is the third-person plural form of платить, often translated with an unspecified “they.”
RU: Ему платят каждую пятницу.
EN: They pay him every Friday.

Они хорошо ему платят.

They pay him well.

Ему платят федералы.

The Feds pay him.

— Кто я (2014)

Ему платят по часам.

He is paid by the hour.

Дилеры тоже ему платят?

Do dealers pay him too?

— Элитный отряд (2007)