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Recent Examples of take-home pay
Women also, on average, earn less than men, which makes any reduction in take-home pay due to garnishment especially punishing.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
With full visibility of health care prices, companies and unions would also be better equipped to save money on insurance plans and pass down those savings to employees in the form of higher wages and more take-home pay, allowing employees to offset the high cost of living.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
By checking your tax withholding, individuals can prevent having to owe additional money and any potential penalties at tax time and also adjust withholding to increase take-home pay instead of waiting for a refund.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The couple’s mortgage payment was more than half of his monthly take-home pay.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
With full visibility of health care prices, companies and unions would also be better equipped to save money on insurance plans and pass down those savings to employees in the form of higher wages and more take-home pay, allowing employees to offset the high cost of living.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
By checking your tax withholding, individuals can prevent having to owe additional money and any potential penalties at tax time and also adjust withholding to increase take-home pay instead of waiting for a refund.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The couple’s mortgage payment was more than half of his monthly take-home pay.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take-home pay
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The partnership has at times opposed raising the city’s minimum wage, raising taxes on the rich to pay for free prekindergarten and providing paid sick-leave protections for all city workers.—
Nicholas Fandos,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The City Council voted Wednesday for a sweeping package of minimum wage increases for hotel workers and employees of companies at Los Angeles International Airport.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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The plan also addresses other community needs including providing living wage jobs with benefits, affordable housing to retain talent such as teachers, and community gathering and business spaces.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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Click on the name of your county or metro area to see living wage statistics specific to your area.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Feb. 2025
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While many observers may have focused on the financial aspects of the deal — reports put his new salary as high as $20 million per year — Smith was more interested in new freedoms.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Now, some residents and local leaders are worried about the economic consequences of an exodus of federal workers and their salaries.—
Katheryn Houghton,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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No tax on tips, overtime Tipped employees like waiters and hairstylists would be able to claim a new tax deduction for tips through 2028, as could workers who are paid overtime wages.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Freelancers can get paid for projects as soon as they’re completed, retail and hospitality workers can access their tips and wages immediately, and companies are exploring how to deliver bonuses or reimbursements in real time.—
Carlos Netto,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Veronica hands Flavia the pay envelope.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2021
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The men who built the ships of the U.S. Navy men like Charles Fort of Dundalk and William Hooper of White Marsh had the satisfaction of doing a job right, of contributing to the nation's defense and of bringing home to their eastern Baltimore County communities a regular pay envelope.—
Jacques Kelly,
baltimoresun.com,
9 Aug. 2021
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Since taking office, she’s been outspoken about issues surrounding economic mobility, including raising pay for city employees and airport workers.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
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Employees whose annual pay exceeds a specified threshold in the previous tax year—$160,000 in 2025, adjusted annually for inflation—are not eligible to claim the new tip deduction.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take-home%20pay. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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