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take-home pays

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plural of take-home pay

as in minimum wages

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While the federal rate has not changed in more than a decade, 30 states and Washington, DC, now have minimum wages above that level.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 June 2026
The agreement raises minimum wages from $25 to more than $30 per hour by April 2029 and includes 19% in total annual wage increases between 2026 and 2029.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026

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Staff wages will be paid from a pool of $352 million and the 41 new projects combined are expected to create 6,198 cast and crew job openings and employ 13,153 background performers.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
The Fort Worth-Arlington area economy expanded in May, with payroll employment and hourly wages increasing, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

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Here are some top salaries for doctors in their peak earning years, ages 40 to 55, according to the researchers.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Cuts to funding for people with disabilities, rising tuition costs and slashed teacher salaries would all be on the table, said Fogle, a Springfield Democrat.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

Definition of salaries

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Just to cover the city’s various bond measures, the owner of a home with an assessed value of $1 million pays around $1,145 annually.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Even with premiums, co-pays and deductibles, the federal government cannot afford Medicare-for-some.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 26 May 2026

Definition of pays

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In 2022, minor-league players unionized and subsequently ratified their first-ever collective bargaining agreement, which included historic pay increases and guaranteed offseason housing stipends and health and retirement benefits.

— Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026
The tribe will offer $15,000 stipends for down payment assistance for members slightly above the income threshold, Dunbar said.

— Courtney Bell, Oklahoma Voice, 1 July 2026

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