sub hpairs (\%) { use enum 'KEY', 'VAL'; my $href = shift; map[ each %$href ], 1 .. keys %$href; } my %salary = ( boss => 1_000, secretary => 300, admin => 600, janitor => 150, ); print for map { "$_->[KEY] earns $_->[VAL]" } sort { $a->[VAL] <=> $b->[VAL] } grep { $_->[VAL] > 500 } hpairs %salary;