take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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For millions of low-wage workers, these local adjustments provide a modest but meaningful boost to take-home pay—often making the difference between meeting basic needs and falling short.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The biggest percentage boost in take-home pay goes to upper-middle-income households, while the lowest earners see the smallest gains.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The rally aimed to compel Starbucks to finalize the collective bargaining contract for improved staffing, shift hours, take-home pay and on-the-job protections for its baristas.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
Workers United members have staged rallies over the last week calling for improved staffing in stores and higher take-home pay as negotiations for a new contract with Starbucks have stalled.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The biggest percentage boost in take-home pay goes to upper-middle-income households, while the lowest earners see the smallest gains.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
The rally aimed to compel Starbucks to finalize the collective bargaining contract for improved staffing, shift hours, take-home pay and on-the-job protections for its baristas.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
Workers United members have staged rallies over the last week calling for improved staffing in stores and higher take-home pay as negotiations for a new contract with Starbucks have stalled.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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