take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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The Illinois Restaurant Association predicts some diners will now tip less and lower take-home pay for restaurant employees.
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Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
Even if your income was below average in 2024, paying fewer taxes can still increase your net after-tax take-home pay.
—David Rae, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
What Rainwater proposes: Eliminate the state income tax and gasoline excise tax, among others, in order to increase Hoosiers' take-home pay.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
There were also significant differences in take-home pay, with employees in Bulgaria on €60,000 taking home the most net pay at €51,239 and those in Iceland the least, with just €30,525.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Sep. 2024
Even if your income was below average in 2024, paying fewer taxes can still increase your net after-tax take-home pay.
—David Rae, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
What Rainwater proposes: Eliminate the state income tax and gasoline excise tax, among others, in order to increase Hoosiers' take-home pay.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2024
There were also significant differences in take-home pay, with employees in Bulgaria on €60,000 taking home the most net pay at €51,239 and those in Iceland the least, with just €30,525.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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