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

Increase take-home pay via deductions for overtime, tips and certain worker expenses. —David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025

That deal, though, is reportedly prorated over the next four games, with Rivers’ real take-home pay at $278,889. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025

The union is asking the company for better hours to improve staffing, higher take-home pay so baristas can pay their bills and the resolution of outstanding legal issues as a result of union busting. —Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Dec. 2025

There, a household making the median income would have to spend 95% of its take-home pay to afford a median home, which falls around $1 million. —Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Nov. 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)