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Recent Examples of take-home pay
Despite higher inflation, take-home pay for Latino workers starting in 2022’s first quarter has averaged $284.30, a level almost 5% higher under Biden.
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 10 July 2024
And the joy of having more take-home pay now would evaporate when the bills start coming due.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Child care for Gray’s youngest son is $22,000 a year – nearly 20% of her family’s take-home pay and their second-largest monthly expense after rent.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
At the time of the podcast’s recording, the couple was allocating 14% of their take-home pay toward retirement and other post-tax investments.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
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Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 10 July 2024
And the joy of having more take-home pay now would evaporate when the bills start coming due.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Child care for Gray’s youngest son is $22,000 a year – nearly 20% of her family’s take-home pay and their second-largest monthly expense after rent.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
At the time of the podcast’s recording, the couple was allocating 14% of their take-home pay toward retirement and other post-tax investments.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for take-home pay
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Hart also alleged in her suit that her employer also failed at times to pay her the minimum wage and overtime pay and that she was required to use her own mobile phone at work without reimbursement.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Jan. 2025
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Democrats, unions and liberal groups criticized him for his remarks against workplace protections such as the minimum wage and overtime rules, and conservative publications seized on Mr. Puzder’s employment of an undocumented immigrant as his housekeeper.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Her city initiatives included securing a living wage ordinance, domestic partner benefits for city employees and tenant protections.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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The living wage calculation for one adult in Washburn County is $19.45 an hour working 40 hours a week, according to the MIT living wage calculator.—
HALLIE CLAFLIN,
Journal Sentinel,
25 Dec. 2024
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International competition must force the league to be better, teams to invest more and salary caps and transfer fee limits to be raised.—
Emily Olsen,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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The amenities, in addition to Unrivaled’s competitive salary and players’ ownership stake, is likely why the league already signed the likes of college superstars Flau’jae Johnson and Paige Bueckers as well as have plans to travel in subsequent seasons.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Chappell Roan While accepting the award for Best New Artist, Roan called for music labels to give new artists a liveable wage and healthcare.—
Mike Vulpo,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Roan implored the major label establishment to offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
TIME,
3 Feb. 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 strikers had sought higher pay and a 32-hour workweek.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Feb. 2025
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State police and firefighters would receive a pay increase of up to 25 percent under DeSantis’ plan.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/take-home%20pay. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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