Earning money · Money and prices
take-home pay
pay after deductions
Take-home pay is the money you receive after tax and other deductions.
This vs that
My take-home pay is £2,100 a month.
My gross salary is £2,600 a month.
Hear it in real life
Can you afford the new flat?
Not really; the rent would take nearly half my take-home pay.
My take-home pay is lower than I expected because of pension contributions.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Take-home pay is the natural everyday phrase for money available after deductions.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My take-home salary is 2,000 pounds after tax.
Say: My take-home pay is 2,000 pounds after tax.
Use take-home pay for the amount left after deductions.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
take-home pay; monthly take-home pay
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about earning money.
be paid by the hour
I’m paid by the hour, so my wages vary each month.
earn extra money by ___
She earns extra money by tutoring online.
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Your turn: say it out loud
My take-home pay is pretty tight at the moment.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take-home pay
pay after deductions
“My take-home pay is lower than I expected because of pension contributions.”
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