take-home
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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
Limiting base wage increases and using more tax-advantaged overtime hours instead can restrain employers’ total costs while raising workers’ take-home pay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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
His take-home pay was good—one hundred and twenty-five dollars each month.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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