Adam Palasciano is a writer over three years of experience writing about personal finance, investing, student loans, and more, for outlets like GOBankingRates, FinanceBuzz, The Penny Hoarder, and Wall ...

Gross income is the total of all income you receive before taxes. It’s also called pre-tax income. Net income is your income after taxes (or take-home pay). Your gross income figure will always be ...