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Recent Examples of take-home pay
Estimates from the White House's Council of Economic Advisers suggest that eligible workers could see their take-home pay rise by an average of $1,675 per year.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Of course, if President Donald Trump is able to end taxes on tips, workers would likely end up with less take-home pay in the new system.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Also, the typical family with two children would see their after-tax take-home pay rise by $7,600 to $10,900, in part because wages would be higher.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 25 June 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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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Of course, if President Donald Trump is able to end taxes on tips, workers would likely end up with less take-home pay in the new system.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Also, the typical family with two children would see their after-tax take-home pay rise by $7,600 to $10,900, in part because wages would be higher.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 25 June 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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The approximately 40,000 older workers who have benefited from it annually in recent years have earned their area’s prevailing minimum wage as a stipend while working part time.—
Cal J. Halvorsen,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Starting to deregulate labor markets, limiting growth in minimum wages, and reducing impediments on labor flexibility.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 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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Bar advocates, who represent about 80% of indigent clients charged with crimes in the Bay State, have been on strike since May and have continued their work stoppage as their demands for a living wage remain unsatisfied.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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The median annual salary for dispatchers is around $50,000, which may be decent on paper but falls short when weighed against the emotional and cognitive demands of the job.—
Jason Truppi,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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While Americans' salaries are projected to grow at a steady pace in 2026, following years of volatile market adjustments, some changes to their compensation are anticipated next year.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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What does the gender wage gap mean for families?—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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In making its economic forecast, Deloitte tracks a number of wage and income indicators, McCarthy said.—
Joan Verdon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 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 fest is cashless and only mobile pay, debit and credit cards are accepted.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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If the soldier buys $100 of groceries from a grocer and pays by check, the grocer receives 10% of a Fed IOU, which goes through the grocer’s bank.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 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 Sep. 2025.
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