take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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Beginning in 2026, though, withholding tables will reflect changes so that taxpayers receive many tax cuts through higher take-home pay going forward.
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Neither is necessarily a bad thing, but a large refund can also mean less take-home pay during the year and is the equivalent of making an interest-free loan to the government.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
If earnings stay the same from 2025 to 2026, wider brackets could mean a bit higher take-home pay.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Increase take-home pay via deductions for overtime, tips and certain worker expenses.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Neither is necessarily a bad thing, but a large refund can also mean less take-home pay during the year and is the equivalent of making an interest-free loan to the government.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
If earnings stay the same from 2025 to 2026, wider brackets could mean a bit higher take-home pay.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Increase take-home pay via deductions for overtime, tips and certain worker expenses.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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