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Recent Examples of take-home pay
For a household earning $68,000 before taxes, take-home pay is about $52,000 to $54,000 after federal and state taxes, leaving just $3,600 per month for other expenses.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
While negotiating with a free agent who was weighing Seattle’s offer against one from another club, the Seahawks could point out that the player’s take-home pay would be different in Seattle, even if the contracts were identical in total value.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Single parents can spend nearly half their take-home pay finding somewhere safe for their children to be during the day.
—Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Haithcock said schools have been financially hamstrung since Act 10 – the Scott Walker-era landmark law in 2011 that curtailed union bargaining power and cut take-home pay for workers – especially amid declining student enrollment.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
While negotiating with a free agent who was weighing Seattle’s offer against one from another club, the Seahawks could point out that the player’s take-home pay would be different in Seattle, even if the contracts were identical in total value.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Single parents can spend nearly half their take-home pay finding somewhere safe for their children to be during the day.
—Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Haithcock said schools have been financially hamstrung since Act 10 – the Scott Walker-era landmark law in 2011 that curtailed union bargaining power and cut take-home pay for workers – especially amid declining student enrollment.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take-home pay
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The candidates also highlighted a desire to change tax laws and minimum wage to fight the affordability crisis.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The center is currently seeking state money to help pay for a program to hire homeless clients to minimum wage jobs cleaning the community, hoping to give people a boost toward better-paying employment down the line.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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The living wage in Mecklenburg County is currently estimated around $53,100, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
2 May 2026
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As the Industrial Revolution immiserated 19th-century workers, Pope Leo XIII championed their rights to unionize and receive a living wage at a time when these ideas were widely considered radical.—
Elias Wachtel,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now that officer Kyle McLaughlin got a bump in his title (detective specialist) and salary, what will Kelly the horse get in his accommodations besides an apple and a carrot or two?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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Williams has already received an automatic cost of living increase, increasing her salary from $350,000 to $360,500.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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He was also revered as a civil rights activist pushing for quality healthcare, women’s rights, living wages, racial and immigrant justice, and gender and LGBTQ equality.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Foley, who was previously mayor in Costa Mesa, said her constituents face a host of challenges, including the rising costs of living and subpar wages for caregivers.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Veronica hands Flavia the pay envelope.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2021
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The men who built the ships of the U.S. Navy men like Charles Fort of Dundalk and William Hooper of White Marsh had the satisfaction of doing a job right, of contributing to the nation's defense and of bringing home to their eastern Baltimore County communities a regular pay envelope.—
Jacques Kelly,
baltimoresun.com,
9 Aug. 2021
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Agents, forced to work without pay, called in sick; security lines metastasized, sometimes snaking out to the curb.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Alden, who will receive a starting salary of $245,086 and benefits worth $104,000, is taking a slight pay cut to come to Marin.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take-home%20pay. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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