take-home pay

American  

[teyk-hohm] / ˈteɪkˌhoʊm /

noun

1. the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.

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take-home pay British  

noun

1. the remainder of one's pay after all income tax and other compulsory deductions have been made

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take-home pay Cultural  

1. Pay after deductions for taxes, Social Security, insurance, and other services.

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Etymology

Origin of take-home pay

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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take-home pay

So the tax filer would now boost take-home pay by roughly 41% by moving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Starting in January, the monthly premiums for the health plan used by many teachers rose from zero to $1,400 a month paid over 10 months each year — an enormous reduction in take-home pay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

After two years of scraping by on internships and part-time gigs, my take-home pay essentially doubled overnight.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

Knight’s circumstances seemed especially bleak several years ago, when she defaulted on her student loans, prompting the government to garnish her wages, a major hit to her take-home pay.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

So his take-home pay was getting smaller, and his mother, in turn, was getting surlier.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Related Words

• net income