take-home pay
Definitions
The amount of money an employee receives in their paycheck after all taxes, benefits, and other deductions have been subtracted.
The net income earned by an individual that is available for personal spending or saving.
Examples
After taxes and insurance deductions, my take-home pay is significantly lower than my gross salary.
She calculated her monthly budget based on her actual take-home pay rather than her annual earnings.
Synonyms
net pay net income disposable income take-home salary net earnings
Antonyms
gross pay gross income total earnings before deductions gross salary