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Recent Examples of take-home pay
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.
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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
And lower taxes next year under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase take-home pay for Americans, boosting overall affordability, Bessent said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
The union is seeking better hours, higher take-home pay and a resolution to alleged unjust and unfair labor practices.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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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
And lower taxes next year under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will increase take-home pay for Americans, boosting overall affordability, Bessent said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
The union is seeking better hours, higher take-home pay and a resolution to alleged unjust and unfair labor practices.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take-home pay
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The city recently approved a minimum wage of $30 per hour by July 2028 for workers at hotels with 60 or more rooms, an increase that’s set to be phased in over the next few years.—
Jaimie Ding,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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All 68 available team member slots are paid positions earning minimum wage, according to the city.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Each student overcame their own obstacles through a program designed to transform lives, not just with technical skills and a path to a living wage job, but also mentorship, career support, and a sense of belonging.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Everybody deserves to make a living wage and be taken care of, and the PAs are absolutely not an exception to that.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Before the raise, Chula Vista ranked eighth out of 12 agencies in the county for total compensation, which includes salary, benefits and specialty pay.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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This includes salaries, equipment, and supplies.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Economic and social impact studies address these questions directly, focusing on jobs, wages, opportunity, displacement, and community wealth.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Finally, these nurses deserve a living wage.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 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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Similarly, the National Women’s Law Center reports in 2023, that based on current wage disparities, a Black woman starting her career today could lose around $907,680 over a 40-year working lifetime, simply because of unequal pay.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In addition, his new pay package, valued at up to $1 trillion, could also start paying out over the next decade.—
Robert Frank,Devan Burris,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take-home%20pay. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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