take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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However, their take-home pay would increase if federal income tax was removed.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Though not enough to solve every financial challenge for a child care business, this is a significant increase in compensation (since their take-home pay increased by 4%) or the ability to invest in quality or growth.
—Gary Romano, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
As a result, taxpayers may notice changes in their take-home pay as the new brackets come into effect.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
But her take-home pay would have been less, depending on her publishing deal — perhaps ranging from about $795,000 to $1.4 million, Billboard said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Though not enough to solve every financial challenge for a child care business, this is a significant increase in compensation (since their take-home pay increased by 4%) or the ability to invest in quality or growth.
—Gary Romano, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
As a result, taxpayers may notice changes in their take-home pay as the new brackets come into effect.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
But her take-home pay would have been less, depending on her publishing deal — perhaps ranging from about $795,000 to $1.4 million, Billboard said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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