take-home pay
noun
: income remaining from salary or wages after deductions (as for income-tax withholding)
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In summer, a monthly electricity bill can easily exceed the average person’s take-home pay.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024
Still, someone who is in the 22% marginal tax bracket can contribute $100 and see their take-home pay reduced by $100.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
By having employees set aside the extra cash only after a pay raise, ensuring that their take-home pay never declines, the policy increases savings while sidestepping employees’ psychological aversion to loss.
—Phillip L. Swagel, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2015
The contribution is tax-deferred, which means someone who is in the 22% marginal tax bracket can contribute $100 while sacrificing $78 in take-home pay.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024
Still, someone who is in the 22% marginal tax bracket can contribute $100 and see their take-home pay reduced by $100.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
By having employees set aside the extra cash only after a pay raise, ensuring that their take-home pay never declines, the policy increases savings while sidestepping employees’ psychological aversion to loss.
—Phillip L. Swagel, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2015
The contribution is tax-deferred, which means someone who is in the 22% marginal tax bracket can contribute $100 while sacrificing $78 in take-home pay.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024
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“Take-home pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take-home%20pay. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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