take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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Rent, utilities and grocery bills don't just shrink just because your take-home pay does.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
New Yorkers using the program have reduced their payments by $478 a month — nearly $5,700 a year — an 11% boost in their average take-home pay.
—Richard Cordray, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
For a household earning $68,000 before taxes, take-home pay is about $52,000 to $54,000 after federal and state taxes, leaving just $3,600 per month for other expenses.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
While negotiating with a free agent who was weighing Seattle’s offer against one from another club, the Seahawks could point out that the player’s take-home pay would be different in Seattle, even if the contracts were identical in total value.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
New Yorkers using the program have reduced their payments by $478 a month — nearly $5,700 a year — an 11% boost in their average take-home pay.
—Richard Cordray, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
For a household earning $68,000 before taxes, take-home pay is about $52,000 to $54,000 after federal and state taxes, leaving just $3,600 per month for other expenses.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
While negotiating with a free agent who was weighing Seattle’s offer against one from another club, the Seahawks could point out that the player’s take-home pay would be different in Seattle, even if the contracts were identical in total value.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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