after-tax
adjective
af·ter-tax
ˈaf-tər-ˈtaks 
: remaining after payment of taxes and especially of income tax
an after-tax profit
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The accounts, which officially launch on July 4, will likely contain a mix of pretax and after-tax dollars and carry various rules around contributions.
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Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 June 2026
How much will a C-Suite leader making $1,000,000 or more a year receive in annual after-tax retirement income?
—Jim Hebets, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Job switchers saw their after-tax wages grow just 8% year-over-year in Q1 2026, compared to 5% for workers who stayed put.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Overall, job switchers saw after-tax and benefit wages grow 8%, better than the 5% increase by those who stayed in the first three months of this year from last year, Bank of America said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 26 May 2026
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Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 June 2026
How much will a C-Suite leader making $1,000,000 or more a year receive in annual after-tax retirement income?
—Jim Hebets, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Job switchers saw their after-tax wages grow just 8% year-over-year in Q1 2026, compared to 5% for workers who stayed put.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Overall, job switchers saw after-tax and benefit wages grow 8%, better than the 5% increase by those who stayed in the first three months of this year from last year, Bank of America said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 26 May 2026
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“After-tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-tax. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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