take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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According to the lawsuit, their take-home pay is often less than they were promised because of all the fees deducted from their checks.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
As a perk, the six players who were tapped for the ASG mini-Derby were awarded an additional $10,000, bumping their take-home pay 40% from the standard $25,000 rate.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 July 2025
In a separate news release sent Wednesday morning, the White House defended the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as raising overall wages and take-home pay.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
Cook described living off pinto beans and cornbread to make her money stretch, her take-home pay of $882 as a single mom barely covering her car note and rent.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025
As a perk, the six players who were tapped for the ASG mini-Derby were awarded an additional $10,000, bumping their take-home pay 40% from the standard $25,000 rate.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 July 2025
In a separate news release sent Wednesday morning, the White House defended the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as raising overall wages and take-home pay.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 18 June 2025
Cook described living off pinto beans and cornbread to make her money stretch, her take-home pay of $882 as a single mom barely covering her car note and rent.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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