take-home pay
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After taxes and expenses, Singh estimates his $200,000 in gross revenue a year yields just $45,000 in take-home pay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Drivers’ take-home pay is dropping, Melendez said, and the companies keep most of the fees paid by customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
That was about a quarter of the monthly take-home pay he earned working as a truck driver for the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
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
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