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Recent Examples of take-home pay
Tiered pay structures with upside tied to company performance create intrinsic motivation—employees see a direct link between their impact, the firm’s top line and their own take-home pay.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What no tax on tips or overtime mean for workers
The deduction method means workers won't see an immediate boost in take-home pay, but the deduction could mean better news after filing taxes.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 July 2025
The stipulation in the bill would allow overtime pay to be exempt from income tax allowing workers to keep a larger portion of their earnings, potentially increasing their take-home pay and stimulating economic growth.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But the House bill also includes several new tax cuts that could boost take-home pay for Americans across a wide range of income levels and demographics.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 27 May 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
What no tax on tips or overtime mean for workers
The deduction method means workers won't see an immediate boost in take-home pay, but the deduction could mean better news after filing taxes.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 July 2025
The stipulation in the bill would allow overtime pay to be exempt from income tax allowing workers to keep a larger portion of their earnings, potentially increasing their take-home pay and stimulating economic growth.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But the House bill also includes several new tax cuts that could boost take-home pay for Americans across a wide range of income levels and demographics.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take-home pay
Noun
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In October 2019, Fifth Third increased its minimum wage to $18 an hour from $15.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next Efforts to increase the federal minimum wage continue.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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In addition to cost of living wage increases, the guild is also seeking to preserve layoff protections and add new guardrails to the contract that prevent work from being outsourced to third-party companies and/or non-union labor.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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What is considered a living wage in Ada County in 2025? To meet basic needs in Ada County, an individual must make at least $25.67 per hour or $53,394 per year before taxes, according to MIT’s calculator.—
Kate Linderman,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Aug. 2025
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In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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There’s something particularly climactic about this year’s WNBA Finals, coming weeks before the league’s collective bargaining agreement is set to expire and with most players becoming free agents in anticipation of a new leaguewide salary structure.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Back then, inflation also ramped up past 5%, fell back toward 3%, but then ultimately soared above 10% between 1972 and 1974, hurt by the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo and the end of President Nixon's wage and price controls .—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Offering an average hourly wage of more than $19, the company is planning to hire more than 9,000 Tennesseans, including 4,000 in Nashville.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 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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That included farmers and ranchers, who experienced 171 fatalities in 2023 but brought in a median pay of $87,980.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Other employees, including military personnel and air traffic controllers, must work without pay until a budget deal is reached.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take-home%20pay. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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