take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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Lately, because inflation has slowed, take-home pay is holding steady or rising slightly — but most people still haven’t fully caught up.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
On the surface, exempting tips from being taxed might sound like a pro-worker proposal with populist appeal, potentially boosting take-home pay for service sector workers who rely on tips to make a living.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 21 May 2025
The report notes that its take-home pay figures are informed by estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 21 May 2025
At worst, the tax policy might even put a downward pressure on service sector wages by allowing employers to keep their workers’ baseline pay low because the tax cut could instead raise the workers’ take-home pay.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 21 May 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
On the surface, exempting tips from being taxed might sound like a pro-worker proposal with populist appeal, potentially boosting take-home pay for service sector workers who rely on tips to make a living.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 21 May 2025
The report notes that its take-home pay figures are informed by estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 21 May 2025
At worst, the tax policy might even put a downward pressure on service sector wages by allowing employers to keep their workers’ baseline pay low because the tax cut could instead raise the workers’ take-home pay.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for take-home pay
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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