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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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Catch up quick: The law raised the minimum wage for fast-food employees in California at chains like McDonald's, In-N-Out and Burger King to $20 an hour – the largest in recent U.S. history – in an effort to improve living conditions for low-wage workers.—
Nadia Lopez,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Families eligible for the subsidy must meet specific criteria, such as earning less than half the minimum wage (US$ 143.75) per capita, having elderly or disabled members receiving government financial support, or requiring electricity for medical treatments.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Service contractors operating in Tier One jurisdictions are required to pay a living wage of at least $16.63, whereas service contractors operating in Tier 2 jurisdictions are required to pay at least $15 per hour.—
Scott T. Gibson,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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The union, which started in 2022, said Amazon employees work for a multi-billion dollar corporation and deserve a living wage.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the category of salary percentage increase, ESADE weighed in with an impressive 173% increase over the average salary of an entering student.—
Dr. Marlena Corcoran,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The price of each tender also rises with the salary cap each year.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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Contributing to the rise in poverty, the costs of five basic necessities — food, shelter, utilities, clothing and telephone and internet — outpaced wage increases and inflation in 2023, according to the report.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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This is despite average wage increases in the US of 30% since 2023 and entry-level pay rising 12%.—
Oliver Wyman,
Forbes,
27 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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Organizing has allowed grad students, who can barely afford to live in many cities, to advocate for better pay and labor practices.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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That basic annuity is calculated using years of service and the highest average pay during three consecutive years of service, so even employees who are eligible for the program could end up with a lower-than-expected benefit if they are pushed out.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
27 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 4 Mar. 2025.
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