Income And Earnings Vocabulary

noun a person's total earnings after taxes and other deductions have been taken out

• Employees should carefully review their pay stubs to ensure accuracy of their take home pay.
• Make sure to check your paycheck to see how much your take home pay is.
• I was bummed when I saw how much they took out of my take home pay for taxes.
• After all the deductions, my take home pay felt like a drop in the bucket.

noun a person who earns a specific amount of money for work done, typically on a regular basis

• The wage earner diligently worked to provide for their family.
• The wage earner is always hustling to make ends meet.
• The wage earner is grinding it out at work every day.
• The wage earner is the backbone of the household.