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Recent Examples of take-home pay
These assertions are drawn from a March 2025 report by the Council of Economic Advisers, which contends that extending the tax cuts would boost short-term GDP by up to 3.8 percent, increase real wages by $3,300 annually, and raise median household take-home pay by as much as $5,000.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
That means less take-home pay today, but tax-free withdrawals later.
—James Brewer, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Indeed, those workers could see a modest bump in take-home pay if their tip income is no longer taxed.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Here are some key areas to consider: Bonuses and profit sharing—Ask about annual performance bonuses, signing bonuses or profit-sharing plans that can significantly increase your take-home pay.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
That means less take-home pay today, but tax-free withdrawals later.
—James Brewer, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Indeed, those workers could see a modest bump in take-home pay if their tip income is no longer taxed.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Here are some key areas to consider: Bonuses and profit sharing—Ask about annual performance bonuses, signing bonuses or profit-sharing plans that can significantly increase your take-home pay.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take-home pay
Noun
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That’s left many farmworker families struggling to afford rent while earning minimum wage, $16.50 an hour.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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The legislation would also repeal a section that allows future minimum wage increases based on inflation.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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This may mean that services shift to prioritize work participation and skill-building in jobs that pay a living wage, ultimately growing economic resiliency so people no longer need public benefits in the future.—
Caroline Whistler,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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So far, no brand has guaranteed its factory workers a living wage, according to the Clean Clothes Campaign, a Dutch advocacy group.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
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The effort also aims to improve staff retention and recruitment at a time when hiring enough teachers can prove challenging — especially in an expensive city where the rising cost of having a family outpaces a teacher’s salary.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Forbes also consults news reports and salary databases such as Capology, Over the Cap and Spotrac.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The policies that the governor tried to reopen included cuts to restaurant workers’ wages, an expansion of charter schools, and privatizing the state’s last-resort insurer for workers’ compensation.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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The cost of living, including health care and housing, continues to rise, and wages have not risen consistently at the same pace.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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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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The union wants to boost starting pay for caregivers to $25 per hour and, over several years, elevate most employees to about $30 per hour.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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The low pay creates a disincentive for psychologists and psychiatrists to join insurance networks.—
Aneri Pattani,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take-home%20pay. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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