take-home pay

noun

ˈtāk-ˌhōm- 

: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)

Examples of take-home pay in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Women also, on average, earn less than men, which makes any reduction in take-home pay due to garnishment especially punishing. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

take-home pay

noun

ˌtāk-ˌhōm-

: the part of one's salary or wages remaining after deductions (as of income tax payments or union dues)