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

Former servers at Jon & Vinny’s, a popular Italian American restaurant with several Southern California locations, filed a class-action lawsuit in 2023 alleging that their company denied servers tips and was eating into their take-home pay because of diner confusion over an 18% service fee. —Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026

Those inflated costs fall squarely on the shoulders of small businesses and working families through higher premiums and lower take-home pay. —Bianca Blomquist, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

After all, the prospect of a full financial reset becomes increasingly attractive when monthly debt payments consume an ever-larger share of your take-home pay. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026

Beginning in 2026, though, withholding tables will reflect changes so that taxpayers receive many tax cuts through higher take-home pay going forward. —Susan Tompor, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026

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)