take-home pay

noun

ˈtāk-ˌhōm- 

: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)

Examples of take-home pay in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If your wages remain similar to 2024, these adjustments could make your take-home pay slightly higher. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025

However, their take-home pay would increase if federal income tax was removed. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

take-home pay

noun

ˌtāk-ˌhōm-

: the part of one's salary or wages remaining after deductions (as of income tax payments or union dues)